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San Leo: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Rimini, Emilia-Romagna. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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San Leo, the Montefeltro fortress and the Marecchia valley

The fortress of San Leo, on top of a great rock above the Marecchia valley, is one of the best-known sights of the Montefeltro. Cagliostro was imprisoned here, and the medieval village on the rock, with its stone parish church and cathedral, draws visitors all year. Since 2009 the municipality has been part of the province of Rimini, after the upper Marecchia valley moved from the Marche to Emilia-Romagna.

The municipality is larger than the village, though. Below the rock are hamlets and scattered settlements across hills and valley floor, down to Pietracuta on the road that follows the Marecchia towards Rimini. Buyers choose between life in the historic village, with stone houses, narrow streets and limited access, and the more practical hamlets lower down, with newer houses and easier links to the coast. Rimini is about three quarters of an hour by car. The village's altitude, around 590 metres, brings cold winters, in climate zone E.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,815 residents (2023), down 5.2% since 2011. The average age is 46.3, close to the provincial 46.6, and over-65s are 23.6%. Foreign residents are 12.2%. Declared incomes are below the average for the province of Rimini.

All 27 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 2; in San Leo the expected ground acceleration is 0.177 g. In stone houses in the village and older hamlets, a structural check before any work is a good habit.

On the Marecchia hills, gradient and ground type matter: the report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the address, along with the price band and cadastral data.

Key points

  • Village and fortress on a rock above the Marecchia valley
  • Part of the province of Rimini since 2009
  • 2,815 residents, down 5.2% since 2011
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.177 g

Overview

San Leo is a municipality in the province of Rimini, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 2,815 residents, ranked 16 of 27 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Leo is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. All 27 municipalities in the province 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 Leo, 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 5.2%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 12.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Leo declared an average taxable income of 18,933 euros, below the provincial average (22,480 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

San Leo is in climate zone E, with 2,549 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 589 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Leo has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 5 sports facilities and 1 green area.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 6.2% of the land in San Leo, compared with 12.6% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

San Leo is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Emilia-Romagna in 2026. 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 Leo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Leo: 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 Leo 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 51 inhabited census areas in San Leo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.3%
  • fair 63.0%
  • good 34.7%

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 099025. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.