Serra Sant'Abbondio: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Pesaro e Urbino, Marche. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Serra Sant'Abbondio, Fonte Avellana below Monte Catria
The monastery of Fonte Avellana, founded around the year 1000 and mentioned by Dante in the Divine Comedy, lies within Serra Sant'Abbondio, on the slopes of Monte Catria. The village is in the Apennines of the province of Pesaro and Urbino, at about 540 metres, surrounded by woods and pasture, with the Catria dominating the view. Fuller services are in the larger towns down the valleys and, for hospital and offices, towards the coast.
It suits people looking for the quiet Apennines: stone houses in the village and hamlets, farmhouses with land, mountain roads. The climate zone is E, with cold winters and possible snow. Before buying a house that has been shut up for a long time, have the roof, damp, services and drains checked, and work out the heating costs.
Serra Sant'Abbondio has lost many residents: 881 in 2023, 19.8% fewer than the 1,099 of 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics institute. The population is old, with an estimated average age of 53.2 against 46.9 in the province and over-65s at 36.2% against 25.3%. Foreign residents are 6.1%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
All 50 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, and here the expected ground acceleration is about 0.175 g. For stone masonry houses, checking how walls and floors are tied together is the first sensible expense.
On the slopes of the Catria, landslides and rockfall should be checked for the individual address on the official maps, as should flood hazard along the streams: the report does this for every address. The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps.
Key points
- Fonte Avellana monastery on the slopes of Monte Catria.
- 881 residents, down 19.8% since 2011.
- Over-65s at 36.2%, against 25.3% in the province.
- All 50 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 2.
Overview
Serra Sant'Abbondio is a municipality in the province of Pesaro e Urbino, in Marche. At the end of 2023 it had 881 residents, ranked 41 of 50 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Serra Sant'Abbondio is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. All 50 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.175 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Serra Sant'Abbondio, 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 19.8%. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (47). 36% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 6.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Serra Sant'Abbondio declared an average taxable income of 18,838 euros, below the provincial average (23,718 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Serra Sant'Abbondio is in climate zone E, with 2,356 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 536 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Serra Sant'Abbondio has 2 schools 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 0.6 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 4.0% of the land in Serra Sant'Abbondio, compared with 6.8% in the province and 7.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
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 Serra Sant'Abbondio.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Serra Sant'Abbondio: 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 Sant'Abbondio 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 28 inhabited census areas in Serra Sant'Abbondio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 3.0%
- fair 96.8%
- good 0.1%
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 041061. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.