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Smerillo: what to know before buying a home

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

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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Contrada San Martino al Faggio 1, Smerillo.

Smerillo, on the ridge between Tenna and Aso facing the Sibillini

At over eight hundred metres, on a ridge between the Tenna and Aso valleys in the Marche region, Smerillo looks on one side at the Sibillini mountains and on the other at the hills running down to the Adriatic. It is a small, perched village with stone and brick houses and hamlets scattered over the slopes. Fermo and the coast are a drive down the valleys; for everyday services people rely on the larger towns in the area.

Buyers in Smerillo are usually looking for peace, views and a house high in the hills, often a farmhouse with land. Roads follow the ridges, with bends and gradients, and in winter snow can fall at this height: climate zone E should be read with the altitude in mind. Before buying, look at the roof, insulation, services and access, as well as the boundaries of any land.

Istat, Italy's national statistics office, counted 327 residents in 2023, against 389 in 2011, a fall of 15.9%. The estimated average age is 50.9, against 47.6 in the province of Fermo, and 30.0% of residents are over 65. Foreign residents make up 11.6%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

All 40 municipalities in the province of Fermo are in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection scale, and in Smerillo the expected acceleration in the village is about 0.179 g. After the earthquakes in central Italy many houses in the area had repair work: ask what was done, what paperwork exists and whether any claims are still in progress.

On the ridge slopes the report measures the gradient and checks the official landslide maps for the exact address, starting from the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Ridge between Tenna and Aso, facing the Sibillini.
  • All 40 municipalities in Fermo province in seismic zone 2.
  • Expected acceleration about 0.179 g: ask about work done.
  • 327 residents in 2023, average age 50.9.

Overview

Smerillo is a municipality in the province of Fermo, in Marche. At the end of 2023 it had 327 residents, among the smallest in the province (39 of 40).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Smerillo is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. All 40 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.179 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Smerillo, 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 15.9%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (48). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 11.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Smerillo declared an average taxable income of 19,145 euros, below the provincial average (21,786 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Smerillo is in climate zone E, with 2,583 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 806 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Smerillo has 1 school and 1 pharmacy.

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 3.7% of the land in Smerillo, compared with 7.9% 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 Smerillo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Smerillo: 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 Smerillo 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 11 inhabited census areas in Smerillo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 109039. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.