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Spinetoli: what to know before buying a home

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

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For example: Via Salaria 1, Spinetoli.

Spinetoli, a hilltop village and Pagliare in the Tronto valley

Spinetoli is two places in one. The old village sits on a hill overlooking the Tronto valley, with houses packed around the churches and steep streets. Below, on the valley floor, is Pagliare del Tronto, the hamlet that has grown in recent decades along the Ascoli-Mare expressway, with blocks of flats, shops, warehouses and services. The valley links Ascoli Piceno to the west with San Benedetto del Tronto and the coast to the east.

For a buyer the difference is clear. In Pagliare you find newer homes, convenient for jobs in the valley's industrial areas and for driving to both Ascoli and the sea. On the hill the market is older houses, often masonry, with views but fewer services close by and more work to budget for. Overture Maps records 7 supermarkets, above the provincial average per head.

At the end of 2023 there were 7,164 residents according to Istat, the national statistics office, up 0.8% since 2011, while many inland towns in the area are losing people. Spinetoli is younger than the province: an average age of 45.7 against 47.8, and over-65s at 22.6% against 27.0%. Foreign residents make up 9.5%. Average incomes are below the provincial figure.

This is earthquake country. In the province, 32 municipalities are in seismic zone 2 and 1 in zone 1 on the Civil Protection scale; Spinetoli is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.176 g. For any house, ask for the year of the structural design, any damage from the tremors of recent years and the work done, including anything paid for with building tax credits.

On the valley floor, the Tronto and the side ditches can flood the lowest areas; on the hill, the slopes matter more. The report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the address and uses the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps, published here too, to reach the plot.

Key points

  • Hilltop village plus Pagliare along the Ascoli-Mare road.
  • Population up 0.8% since 2011, average age 45.7.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.176 g.
  • Ask about tremor damage and repairs in recent years.

Overview

Spinetoli is a municipality in the province of Ascoli Piceno, in Marche. At the end of 2023 it had 7,164 residents, ranked 7 of 33 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Spinetoli is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (32 of 33) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.176 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Spinetoli, 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 46 years, lower than the province average (48). 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 9.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Spinetoli declared an average taxable income of 21,148 euros, below the provincial average (22,837 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Spinetoli has 6 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 7 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities and 6 sports facilities.

There are 0.4 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.8).

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 19.6% of the land in Spinetoli, compared with 6.5% 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 open contaminated sites in Spinetoli; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Spinetoli: 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 Spinetoli 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 30 inhabited census areas in Spinetoli. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 3.0%
  • fair 73.2%
  • good 23.8%

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 044071. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.