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Verucchio: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Rimini, Emilia-Romagna. 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: Via Casale 1, Verucchio.

Verucchio, a hilltop castle over the Marecchia and a town below

Verucchio looks down on the Marecchia valley from a rocky spur, some twenty kilometres inland from the Rimini coast and close to San Marino. The castle at the top of the village is tied to the origins of the Malatesta family, who later ruled Rimini, and around the village archaeologists have found cemeteries of the Iron Age Villanovan culture, whose finds are on show in the local museum.

The municipality has two sides. Up on the hill, at around 300 metres, is the old village of stone houses and steep streets. Down on the plain by the river is Villa Verucchio, the largest hamlet, with most of the services, the shops and the newer housing. People working in Rimini or on the valley's industrial estates usually look for a home down below; those who want the view choose the old village and accept the gradients and the lack of parking.

In 2023 there were 10,058 residents, up 1.0% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office, so the population is almost flat. The estimated average age is 45.6, a little under the province (46.6); over-65s are 23.8% and foreign residents 8.4%. Average incomes are slightly below the Rimini area.

All 27 municipalities in the province of Rimini are in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, and in Verucchio expected ground acceleration is about 0.182 g. For a stone house in the old village, find out whether walls and floors have been strengthened; for flats in Villa Verucchio, ask for the design year and any structural checks.

Geography splits the hazards. On the hill the issue is slopes and rock faces; in the valley it is closeness to the Marecchia. The report checks landslide and flood maps at the address and uses the cadastral maps published by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) to find the building's plot.

Key points

  • Hill village over the Marecchia, linked to the Malatesta; Villa Verucchio below.
  • Population almost flat: 10,058 residents in 2023.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.182 g.
  • Slopes above, river below: different hazards to check for each address.

Overview

Verucchio is a municipality in the province of Rimini, in Emilia-Romagna. At the end of 2023 it had 10,058 residents, ranked 8 of 27 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Verucchio is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. All 27 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.182 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Verucchio, 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, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 25%). Foreign residents make up 8.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Verucchio declared an average taxable income of 21,421 euros, in line with the province (22,480 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Verucchio is in climate zone E, with 2,534 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 296 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Verucchio has 7 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 8 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 8 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.

There are 0.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).

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 12.8% of the land in Verucchio, compared with 12.6% in the province and 9.0% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.0 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Verucchio is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Emilia-Romagna in 2026. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. 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 Verucchio, and one more has been cleaned up or closed. 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 Verucchio: 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 Verucchio 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 55 inhabited census areas in Verucchio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.9%
  • fair 50.1%
  • good 47.0%

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 099020. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.