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Serra San Quirico: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Ancona, Marche. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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Serra San Quirico, a walled village in the middle Esino valley

Serra San Quirico stands on a rocky spur above the Esino valley, close to the Gola della Rossa, the gorge that forms a regional park together with the Frasassi caves. The old centre, gathered inside its walls, is known for its copertelle, covered passageways running along the houses. Down on the valley floor run the main road towards Fabriano and Ancona and the Rome-Ancona railway, with a stop in the municipality.

House hunters choose between the old village, with historic buildings, steps and little parking, and the newer areas in the valley, more practical for anyone commuting to Jesi or Fabriano. In the countryside there are farmhouses and scattered homes, often needing renovation. Declared incomes are below the average for the province of Ancona.

The population decline is marked. Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,548 residents in 2023, 14.1% fewer than in 2011. The average age is 49.2, against 47.2 in the province, over-65s make up 29.0% and foreign residents 7.7%.

The Apennines of the Marche are earthquake country: Serra San Quirico is in seismic zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.174 g in the built-up area. For a house in the old village, ask whether structural work was carried out after past earthquakes, and under which permits and grants.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastre is published. Between the village rock, the slopes and the Esino valley floor, the report reads the official landslide and flood maps for the address.

Key points

  • Village on a spur above the Esino, near the Gola della Rossa
  • Railway and main road in the valley towards Jesi and Fabriano
  • 2,548 residents, 14.1% fewer than in 2011
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.174 g

Overview

Serra San Quirico is a municipality in the province of Ancona, in Marche. At the end of 2023 it had 2,548 residents, ranked 33 of 47 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Serra San Quirico is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. All 47 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.174 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Serra San Quirico, 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 14.1%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (47). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 7.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Serra San Quirico declared an average taxable income of 22,402 euros, below the provincial average (24,794 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Serra San Quirico is in climate zone D, with 2,040 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 300 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Serra San Quirico has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 2 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 0.8 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.3).

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 6.1% of the land in Serra San Quirico, compared with 9.1% 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 Serra San Quirico.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Serra San Quirico: 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 Serra San Quirico 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 37 inhabited census areas in Serra San Quirico. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.7%
  • fair 97.3%

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 042047. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.