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Sefro: 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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Sefro, a valley village in the Macerata Apennines

Sefro sits in a narrow valley in the Apennines of the province of Macerata, at around 500 metres, between wooded slopes and meadows. It is a small village away from busy roads, and for secondary schools, the hospital and public offices people look to the larger towns of the province, Camerino and Macerata, always by car.

Sefro has gained residents in recent years: 445 in 2023, up 3.2% on 2011. A sizeable part of the population is foreign, 20.9%. The estimated average age is 48.7, compared with 47.2 for the province, and over-65s make up 30.6% against 26.5%. Declared incomes are in line with the provincial average.

This is climate zone E and winters are cold. Houses in the centre are stone buildings, often on several floors and built against one another; outside the village there are farmhouses and scattered homes. Along the streams on the valley floor flood hazard, and on the slopes landslide hazard, need reading for the address, which the report does with the official maps.

Here earthquake safety is the most important check. Sefro is in seismic zone 2 on the scale kept by the Civil Protection Department, like 48 other municipalities in the province of Macerata, while the remaining 6 are in zone 1; expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.219 g. For any house, ask what structural work has been done in recent years, under which design and whether there is an inspection certificate, and make sure the property is certified fit for use.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report traces the address to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Valley village in the Macerata Apennines, at about 500 metres.
  • 445 residents in 2023, up 3.2% since 2011.
  • Foreign residents make up 20.9% of the population.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.219 g.

Overview

Sefro is a municipality in the province of Macerata, in Marche. At the end of 2023 it had 445 residents, among the smallest in the province (49 of 55).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sefro 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 0.219 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Sefro, 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 grown by 3.2%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 20.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sefro declared an average taxable income of 23,675 euros, in line with the province (23,312 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Sefro is in climate zone E, with 2,221 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 497 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sefro has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 1.3% of the land in Sefro, 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 no contaminated sites in Sefro.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sefro: 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 Sefro 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 7 inhabited census areas in Sefro. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 77 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 8.4%
  • good 91.6%

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 043050. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.