Ripatransone: 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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Ripatransone, the Piceno viewpoint between Tesino and Menocchia
From the hill of Ripatransone, at about 500 metres, the view reaches from the Adriatic to the Sibillini mountains, which is why the town calls itself the belvedere, or viewpoint, of the Piceno area. The historic centre runs along the ridge between the Tesino and Menocchia valleys, a dozen kilometres from the coast at Cupra Marittima and Grottammare, with brick palazzi, the cathedral and an alley the town promotes as one of the narrowest in Italy.
Buyers can choose between houses in the old centre, often large and in need of work, and the countryside of vineyards and olive groves that drops towards the two valleys. For anyone working on the coast, between San Benedetto del Tronto and Grottammare, the drive is short, and the A14 motorway junction is close. The roads up to the town are steep and winding, which matters if you commute every day.
In 2023 there were 4,141 residents, down 4.6% since 2011. In a small province of 33 municipalities, Ripatransone holds 2.1% of the residents. The average age is 48.1 and over-65s make up 29.0%, against 27.0% for the province. Foreign residents account for 8.0%.
Ripatransone is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, along with 31 other municipalities in the province, while 1 is in zone 1. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.178 g, a medium-high value. For a brick palazzo in the centre, ask what structural work has been done and with what surveys.
The clay hills of the Piceno are prone to landslides and slips, and the report checks the maps for the chosen address, starting from the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, which are published for Ripatransone.
Key points
- On the ridge between Tesino and Menocchia, a dozen km from the sea.
- Views from the Adriatic to the Sibillini, a brick-built old town.
- 4,141 residents, down 4.6% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.178 g.
Overview
Ripatransone is a municipality in the province of Ascoli Piceno, in Marche. At the end of 2023 it had 4,141 residents, ranked 11 of 33 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ripatransone 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 0.178 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Ripatransone, 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 4.6%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 8.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ripatransone declared an average taxable income of 20,381 euros, below the provincial average (22,837 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Ripatransone is in climate zone E, with 2,218 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 494 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Ripatransone has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility and 4 sports facilities.
There are 0.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.8).
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 4.5% of the land in Ripatransone, compared with 6.5% in the province and 7.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.0 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 no contaminated sites in Ripatransone.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Ripatransone: 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 Ripatransone 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 30 inhabited census areas in Ripatransone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 81.0%
- good 19.0%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 044063. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.