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San Ginesio: 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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For example: Contrada Santa Croce 1, San Ginesio.

San Ginesio, the balcony over the Sibillini mountains

They call it the balcony of the Sibillini: San Ginesio stands on a hill at around 680 metres in the inland part of the province of Macerata, and from its walls the view opens onto the Sibillini range. The historic centre, enclosed by medieval walls, keeps its churches and buildings in stone and brick; around it the territory is rolling countryside and scattered hamlets.

People buying here usually look for a house in the old town or a farmhouse in the country, often as a second home. For any property it is worth asking whether it was damaged in 2016 and whether rebuilding claims are still open. For larger services people drive to Tolentino and Macerata.

The population has dropped sharply: 3,055 residents in 2023, 16.2% fewer than in 2011. It is also elderly, with a mean age of 50.4 against 47.2 for the province and over-65s at 32.2%. Foreign residents are 8.3%, and declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Almost every municipality in the province of Macerata is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, and San Ginesio is in zone 2 with 48 others. The expected ground acceleration in the town is 0.177 g. Beyond the building's history, have a surveyor or engineer assess walls, floors and roofs, especially in old-town houses that lean on one another. The Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published, and on the slopes the report adds the official landslide maps.

Key points

  • Walled hill town facing the Sibillini mountains.
  • 3,055 residents, over-65s at 32.2%.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.177 g.

Overview

San Ginesio is a municipality in the province of Macerata, in Marche. At the end of 2023 it had 3,055 residents, ranked 23 of 55 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Ginesio 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 0.177 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in San Ginesio, 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 16.2%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (47). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 8.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Ginesio declared an average taxable income of 20,888 euros, below the provincial average (23,312 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

San Ginesio is in climate zone E, with 2,435 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 680 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Ginesio has 7 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 5.0% of the land in San Ginesio, compared with 5.7% in the province and 7.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.1 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 San Ginesio.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Ginesio: 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 San Ginesio 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 65 inhabited census areas in San Ginesio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 53 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.2%
  • fair 98.8%

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 043046. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.