Torre San Patrizio: 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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Torre San Patrizio, hills of the shoemaking district
Torre San Patrizio is a hill village in the province of Fermo, in the area where the Marche shoe factories have been concentrated for decades, between Fermo, Montegranaro and Sant'Elpidio a Mare. The old centre sits on top of the hill, while newer houses, workshops and small businesses line the roads that drop towards the valleys.
Buyers choose between the old village, with brick houses and narrow streets, and the residential areas outside it, with detached houses and small blocks of flats. The Adriatic coast and Porto San Giorgio are reachable by car, and the motorway runs along the sea. Average incomes are below the provincial level. In country houses, check roofs, damp and the state of the planning paperwork.
Istat figures show an ageing village: 1,803 residents in 2023, 13.2% fewer than in 2011, an average age of 49.8 against 47.6 in the province, and over-65s at 31.7%. Foreign residents account for 11.9%. (Istat is the national statistics office.)
All 40 municipalities in the province of Fermo are in seismic zone 2. In Torre San Patrizio the expected acceleration in the built-up area is 0.181 g. After the earthquakes that hit the Marche region, many houses in the area were inspected or repaired: before buying, ask for the documents for that work and an assessment of the structure.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps. From the address, the report finds the land parcel, the slope of the ground and the official landslide and flood maps.
Key points
- Hill village in the Fermo shoemaking district.
- All 40 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 2.
- Population down 13.2% since 2011, over-65s at 31.7%.
- Repaired houses: ask for the paperwork on the work done.
Overview
Torre San Patrizio is a municipality in the province of Fermo, in Marche. At the end of 2023 it had 1,803 residents, ranked 19 of 40 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Torre San Patrizio 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 0.181 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Torre San Patrizio, 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 13.2%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (48). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 11.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Torre San Patrizio declared an average taxable income of 18,998 euros, below the provincial average (21,786 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Torre San Patrizio is in climate zone D, with 1,988 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 1 November to 15 April, for up to 12 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 224 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Torre San Patrizio has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility and 1 green area.
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 7.1% of the land in Torre San Patrizio, 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 Torre San Patrizio.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Torre San Patrizio: 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 Torre San Patrizio 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 8 inhabited census areas in Torre San Patrizio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 54 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 4.8%
- fair 95.2%
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 109040. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.