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Pioraco: what to know before buying a home

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

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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Via Perito 1, Pioraco.

Pioraco, the Potenza gorge and a papermaking past

Pioraco stands where the River Potenza comes out of a narrow mountain gorge, in the inland part of the province of Macerata. Water shaped the village's history: paper was made here for centuries, and the museum of paper and watermarks keeps that memory alive. All around are trails and the woods of the Apennines in the Marche.

For the main services people use nearby towns such as Camerino, which has a university, and Castelraimondo. Valley roads make getting about fairly easy, but Macerata and the coast take longer.

The population has dropped sharply: 957 residents in 2023, 293 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 23.4%. The average age is 50.9, against 47.2 in the province, over-65s are 31.6% and foreign residents 9.7%. Declared incomes are in line with the provincial average.

For earthquakes Pioraco is in seismic zone 2 in the Civil Protection classification, like 48 other municipalities in the province of Macerata, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.196 g. Many houses in this area have seen damage and repair work in recent years, so for any building ask for the occupancy certificate, the plans of the work and any grant applications, closed or still open.

With the river running through the village, the report checks the official flood maps for the address and, on the slopes, the landslide maps. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastre is available and the report goes from the street to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Village on the River Potenza, at the mouth of a gorge.
  • Population down 23.4% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2: ask for certificates and work done.
  • River through the village: check the flood maps.

Overview

Pioraco is a municipality in the province of Macerata, in Marche. At the end of 2023 it had 957 residents, ranked 37 of 55 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pioraco is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (49 of 55) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.196 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Pioraco, 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 23.4%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (47). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 9.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pioraco declared an average taxable income of 23,467 euros, in line with the province (23,312 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pioraco is in climate zone E, with 2,156 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 441 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pioraco has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 1.0 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.4).

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 4.6% of the land in Pioraco, compared with 5.7% in the province and 7.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. 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 Pioraco.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pioraco: 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 Pioraco 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 12 inhabited census areas in Pioraco. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 29.1%
  • good 70.9%

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 043039. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.