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Pollenza: 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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Pollenza, a hill town between Macerata and the Chienti valley

Ten or so kilometres from Macerata on the road to Tolentino, Pollenza is a hill town overlooking the Chienti valley. Until the nineteenth century it was called Monte Milone. Its territory includes the abbey of Rambona, one of the oldest in the Marche, standing alone among the fields.

The Chienti valley expressway runs along the valley floor, towards Civitanova Marche and the coast in one direction and Umbria in the other. For people who work in Macerata, Tolentino or the industrial areas of the valley, Pollenza is a convenient choice at village prices.

The municipality has a historic centre on the hill, with brick houses and steep streets, and outlying districts that have grown further down towards the Chienti, with villas and industrial units. Slow landslides are common on the clay hills around Macerata, while on the valley floor the distance from the river matters: the report checks the official maps for both hazards at the address.

In 2023 Istat, the national statistics institute, counted 6,216 residents, down 5.6% since 2011. The average age of 47.0 is almost the same as the province's 47.2, and foreign residents make up 5.2%. Average incomes are in line with or just above the provincial level, and climate zone D means milder winters than in the mountains inland.

The province of Macerata is among the most seismic in the Marche: 6 municipalities are in zone 1 and 49 in zone 2 of the Civil Protection scale, where 1 is the highest hazard. Pollenza is in zone 2, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.175 g. Before buying, ask whether the building has received grants or undergone earthquake repairs, whether any applications are still open and who signed off the structural work.

Key points

  • Hill town between Macerata and Tolentino, above the Chienti valley.
  • Population down 5.6% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2; 6 municipalities in the province are zone 1.
  • Ask about earthquake repairs and open applications before buying.

Overview

Pollenza is a municipality in the province of Macerata, in Marche. At the end of 2023 it had 6,216 residents, ranked 16 of 55 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pollenza 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 0.175 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Pollenza, 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 5.6%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 5.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pollenza declared an average taxable income of 23,672 euros, in line with the province (23,312 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pollenza is in climate zone D, with 2,039 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 1 November to 15 April, for up to 12 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 341 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pollenza has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities and 5 sports facilities.

There are 0.5 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).

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 9.8% of the land in Pollenza, compared with 5.7% in the province and 7.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Official databases list 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Pollenza. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pollenza: 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 Pollenza 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 42 inhabited census areas in Pollenza. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.1%
  • fair 62.7%
  • good 37.2%

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 043041. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.