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Agliana: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Pistoia, Toscana. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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Agliana, the textile plain between Pistoia and Prato

The plain between Pistoia and Prato is flat and heavily built up, with towns running into one another almost without a break, and Agliana sits in its central stretch. The municipality is part of the Prato textile district: workshops, finishing plants and warehouses still stand next to houses, and the local economy has been tied to textiles and clothing for decades. The centre is compact, with outlying districts that grew along the roads to Pistoia, Prato and Montale.

Buyers in Agliana mostly find terraced houses, semi-detached homes and low-rise blocks, often with a small garden. Many houses were built next to or above a workshop, and in some cases business premises have been converted into homes, so before buying check that the change of use was properly authorised. The plain is crossed by streams and ditches coming down from the Pistoia mountains, and flood hazard varies a lot from one street to the next; the report checks it on the official maps for the individual address.

The population is growing and is younger than the province's. In 2023 there were 17,969 residents, up 7.0% since 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office; the estimated average age is 45.9 against 47.5, and over-65s make up 24.0% against 26.3%. Households average 2.47 people and foreign nationals are 10.2%. Agliana is home to 6.2% of the residents of the 20 municipalities in the province of Pistoia, and declared incomes are close to the provincial average.

In the province of Pistoia 6 municipalities are in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection Department's classification, while Agliana is among the 14 in zone 3. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.149 g, a moderate value. For semi-detached houses from the 1960s and 1970s, ask for the design and check that any extensions were approved. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps: the report finds the land parcel from the address and helps compare the map with what is actually built.

Key points

  • Plain between Pistoia and Prato, inside the textile district.
  • Residents up 7.0%, average age 45.9.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected ground acceleration about 0.149 g.
  • Workshops turned into homes: check the change of use.

Overview

Agliana is a municipality in the province of Pistoia, in Toscana. At the end of 2023 it had 17,969 residents, ranked 6 of 20 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Agliana is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (14 of 20) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.149 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has grown by 7.0%. The estimated average age is 46 years, lower than the province average (48). 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 10.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Agliana declared an average taxable income of 23,098 euros, in line with the province (23,480 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Agliana is in climate zone D, with 1,737 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 42 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Agliana has 11 schools and 5 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 7 grocery shops and supermarkets, 9 healthcare facilities, 17 sports facilities and 4 parks and green areas.

There are 0.5 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 33.2% of the land in Agliana, compared with 10.3% in the province and 6.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Agliana is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Toscana in 2025. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.

Official databases list 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Agliana. 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 Agliana: 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 Agliana 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 252 inhabited census areas in Agliana. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.3%
  • fair 82.3%
  • good 16.4%

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 047002. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.