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Tavullia: 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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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: Strada Provinciale Feltresca 1, Tavullia.

Tavullia, Valentino Rossi's home town in the hills behind Pesaro

To motorcycling fans Tavullia is Valentino Rossi's town, where he grew up: the number 46 and the colour yellow appear on walls, flags and shop signs. For house hunters its location matters more. The main village sits on a hill inland from Pesaro, near the border with Romagna, and the coast, the A14 motorway and the Misano racing circuit are all less than half an hour away.

The municipality has two sides. Up top is the old village, small and compact; lower down, towards the Foglia valley, are hamlets such as Rio Salso and Padiglione, with workshops, industrial units and many of the houses built in recent decades. These areas are chosen by families working in Pesaro or in the valley's businesses, and the market consists mainly of detached and terraced houses and small blocks of flats.

The age profile shows it: Tavullia is one of the youngest municipalities in the province, with an estimated average age of 43.4 against 46.9, and over-65s at 18.2% against 25.3% provincially. Households have 2.46 people on average. There were 7,934 residents in 2023, 0.9% more than in 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office; foreign residents account for 7.3%.

All 50 municipalities in the province of Pesaro and Urbino are in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification. In Tavullia the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.185 g, a medium value. For a house from the 1970s or 1980s, ask for the structural design and, if you plan to renovate, consider seismic strengthening and insulation together.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here, and the report goes from the address to the plot. The clay hills inland from Pesaro can be prone to slow landslides, while in the valley ditches and the Foglia river matter: it is best to read both maps for the individual house.

Key points

  • Old village on the hill, hamlets towards the Foglia valley.
  • Average age 43.4; over-65s at 18.2%.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.185 g.
  • Under half an hour from Pesaro, the A14 and Misano.

Overview

Tavullia is a municipality in the province of Pesaro e Urbino, in Marche. At the end of 2023 it had 7,934 residents, ranked 11 of 50 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Tavullia 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 0.185 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Tavullia, 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 43 years, lower than the province average (47). 18% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 7.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Tavullia declared an average taxable income of 22,156 euros, below the provincial average (23,718 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Tavullia has 6 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 5 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

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 8.4% of the land in Tavullia, compared with 6.8% in the province and 7.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.0 hectares.

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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Tavullia. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Tavullia: 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 Tavullia 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 52 inhabited census areas in Tavullia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 10.2%
  • fair 89.8%

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 041065. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.