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Recanati: 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 del Mare 1, Recanati.

Recanati, Leopardi's hill between Macerata and the sea

The poet Giacomo Leopardi was born and grew up in Recanati: his family palazzo with its library and the hill that inspired his poem L'Infinito are both in the old town, which runs along a ridge at about three hundred metres. From up there you can see the Sibillini mountains on one side and the Adriatic on the other. The tenor Beniamino Gigli was also born here.

The municipality runs down from the ridge to the valleys of the Potenza and the Musone, where small industrial estates have grown up. The sea is close, at Porto Recanati, which is a separate municipality; Macerata and Loreto are a short drive away. In the old town buyers find brick palazzi and houses with narrow stairs, often without parking; outside the walls, detached houses and apartment blocks; in the rural districts, scattered farmhouses, some already restored.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 20,673 residents in 2023, down 3.5% since 2011. The average age of 46.9 and over-65s at 26.1% are in line with the province of Macerata. Foreign nationals make up 7.7%. Declared incomes are slightly above the provincial figure. Services on record include 20 schools and 21 sports facilities, while cafés and restaurants are sparser than average.

Recanati is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, like 48 other municipalities around Macerata, and 6 municipalities in the province are in zone 1. Expected ground acceleration is about 0.183 g. The 2016 earthquakes in central Italy hit the inland Macerata area hard, so before buying ask whether the building was damaged, whether any reconstruction claims are open or grants have been paid, and what structural work has been carried out.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report finds the plot from the address. On the slopes it checks landslide hazard, on the valley floors flooding near the rivers.

Key points

  • Leopardi's town, on a ridge between the Sibillini and the sea.
  • 20,673 residents, down 3.5% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected ground acceleration about 0.183 g.
  • After 2016: ask about damage and reconstruction claims.

Overview

Recanati is a municipality in the province of Macerata, in Marche. At the end of 2023 it had 20,673 residents, the third most populous in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Recanati 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 0.183 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Recanati, 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 3.5%. 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 7.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Recanati declared an average taxable income of 23,940 euros, in line with the province (23,312 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Recanati is in climate zone D, with 1,982 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 293 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Recanati has 20 schools and 6 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 17 grocery shops and supermarkets, 10 healthcare facilities, 21 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

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 8.3% of the land in Recanati, compared with 5.7% in the province and 7.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.5 hectares.

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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Recanati, and 3 more have been cleaned up or closed. 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 Recanati: 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 Recanati 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 94 inhabited census areas in Recanati. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 3.4%
  • fair 54.3%
  • good 42.3%

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 043044. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.