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Terre Roveresche: 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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For example: Via Roma 1, Terre Roveresche.

Terre Roveresche, four hill villages inland from Fano

Terre Roveresche was created in 2017 by merging Barchi, Orciano di Pesaro, Piagge and San Giorgio di Pesaro. They are four villages on the hills behind Fano, between the Metauro and Cesano valleys, and the name recalls the Della Rovere family, who ruled the Duchy of Urbino. Each village has its own centre on a hilltop, with brick houses and narrow streets, surrounded by arable fields and vineyards.

The first question for a buyer is which of the four, because distances and services differ. The coast, with Fano, Senigallia, the A14 motorway and the Adriatic railway, is about half an hour's drive away. There is no railway up here, so you will need a car every day. In the old centres you find brick and stone houses, often cheap and in need of work, while newer homes sit along the ridges and down towards the valley floor.

Figures from Istat, the national statistics office, add the four former municipalities together. There were 5,226 residents in 2023, down 7.1% on 2011, or 398 fewer people. The average age is 48.2, against 46.9 in the province of Pesaro and Urbino, and 27.3% of residents are over 65. Foreign nationals make up 6.1%. Average incomes are below the provincial figure.

All 50 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection scale, and the expected ground acceleration here is about 0.186 g. In a historic centre of terraced houses, ask whether the building has had seismic upgrading, how the roof is built and whether the walls are tied together with steel ties or ring beams.

Much of this part of the Marche sits on clay, and landslides on the slopes are a real issue. The report checks the official hazard maps and the gradient at the address. Cadastral maps from the Revenue Agency are available for the new municipality too.

Key points

  • Formed in 2017 from four villages: Barchi, Orciano, Piagge, San Giorgio.
  • Residents down 7.1% since 2011, average age 48.2.
  • All 50 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 2.
  • Clay hills: landslide hazard and slope checked per address.

Overview

Terre Roveresche is a municipality in the province of Pesaro e Urbino, in Marche. At the end of 2023 it had 5,226 residents, ranked 16 of 50 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Terre Roveresche 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 0.186 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Terre Roveresche, 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 7.1%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 6.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Terre Roveresche declared an average taxable income of 20,804 euros, below the provincial average (23,718 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Terre Roveresche is in climate zone E, with 2,330 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 319 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Terre Roveresche has 7 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 3 sports facilities.

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 6.2% of the land in Terre Roveresche, 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 open contaminated sites in Terre Roveresche; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Terre Roveresche: 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 Terre Roveresche 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 63 inhabited census areas in Terre Roveresche. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 53 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 7.7%
  • fair 92.3%
  • good 0.0%

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 041070. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.