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Palmiano: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Ascoli Piceno, Marche. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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Palmiano, a hill village inland from Ascoli Piceno

Inland from Ascoli Piceno the hills rise towards the mountains, with small villages and hamlets scattered among woods, fields and winding roads. Palmiano is one of these municipalities, its main village at around five hundred and fifty metres. Ascoli is the reference for the hospital, secondary schools, public offices and work, and the Adriatic coast is reached by heading down the Tronto valley.

The population has fallen sharply. In 2023 Istat, Italy's national statistics office, counted 158 residents, 56 fewer than the 214 of 2011, a fall of 26.2%. The estimated average age is 53.1, against 47.8 in the province, and over-65s make up 31.6%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquakes are the main issue for buyers. In the province of Ascoli Piceno almost every municipality is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, and Palmiano is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.182 g. After the 2016 earthquake sequence many buildings in the hinterland were inspected or repaired, so for a house on sale ask for the paperwork on any damage, repairs and reconstruction grants, along with a structural engineer's assessment.

Everything else is judged as in any hill village: roof, damp and wiring and plumbing, access on snowy days (the climate zone is E) and distance from services. The report measures those distances from the house, checks the official landslide and flood maps at the address and, using the Revenue Agency's maps, traces the cadastral parcel.

Key points

  • Hill village inland from Ascoli Piceno.
  • 158 residents in 2023, down 26.2% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.182 g.
  • Average age 53.1, against 47.8 in the province.

Overview

Palmiano is a municipality in the province of Ascoli Piceno, in Marche. At the end of 2023 it had 158 residents, among the smallest in the province (33 of 33).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Palmiano is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (32 of 33) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.182 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Palmiano, the building matters a great deal: ask for the design year, whether it met the 2008 seismic standards, and whether any seismic retrofit has been carried out.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 26.2%. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (48). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 4.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Palmiano declared an average taxable income of 19,898 euros, below the provincial average (22,837 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Palmiano is in climate zone E, with 2,283 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 550 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, Palmiano has 1 grocery shop.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.0 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

We do not yet have open public transport timetables for this municipality: the report says so explicitly, without inventing distances.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 2.4% of the land in Palmiano, compared with 6.5% in the province and 7.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is low. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.

Official databases list no contaminated sites in Palmiano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Palmiano: the report checks the address against the ISPRA maps.

House prices

The Revenue Agency's price ranges per square metre (OMI) apply to zones, not to whole municipalities: the report gives the range for the address's zone.

Land registry

The cadastral maps for Palmiano are public: from the address the report finds the sheet and parcel number.

Liveability area by area

The Vicinalia liveability index runs from 0 to 100 and looks at the place, not the people who live there: services within walking distance, transport, green space, natural hazards, air, quiet, buildings and connection. Here it is worked out at the centre of each of the 8 inhabited census areas in Palmiano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

Vicinalia index by census area, licence CC BY-SA 4.0. Data: IdroGEO ISPRA (2026), Istat, INGV, EEA, AGCOM, Overture Maps and OpenStreetMap.

The colour is the value at the centre of the area. For an exact address, search for it above: the free check looks at that exact point. How the index is worked out

Data sources

ISTAT code 044056. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.