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Anghiari: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Arezzo, Toscana. 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: Localita' Motina 1, Anghiari.

Anghiari, the walled town above the upper Tiber valley

Anghiari is a walled medieval town on a spur above the plain of the upper Tiber valley, at around 430 metres. Its name is tied to the battle of 1440 between Florence and Milan, which Leonardo da Vinci was commissioned to paint in Florence's Palazzo Vecchio. From the town a long, dead-straight road runs down across the plain to Sansepolcro, the neighbouring town a few kilometres away; Arezzo lies beyond the hills to the west.

Buying inside the walls means stone houses built against one another, steep alleys and steps, little chance of parking outside your door and heritage rules on any work. Outside the walls and on the plain there are detached houses, small blocks of flats and farmhouses, some with land.

The population is old. At the end of 2023 there were 5,399 residents, down 4.8% since 2011, with an average age of 49.4 against 47.6 in the province of Arezzo and 30.7% over 65 compared with 26.6%. Foreign residents make up 7.8%. Average declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The upper Tiber valley is one of the seismic areas of Tuscany. Anghiari is in seismic zone 2, like 24 municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration is about 0.209 g. In the old town's stone houses, which are often joined together, buyers should ask about structural work done or needed on the neighbouring houses too, because walls and roofs are frequently shared.

On the plain, towards the Tiber and the streams flowing into it, flooding is the issue; on the hillsides, landslides. The report checks both for the address and uses the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Walled town above the Tiber plain, near Sansepolcro.
  • Stone houses, steep alleys and heritage rules on works.
  • 30.7% over 65, against 26.6% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.209 g.

Overview

Anghiari is a municipality in the province of Arezzo, in Toscana. At the end of 2023 it had 5,399 residents, ranked 20 of 36 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Anghiari is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (24 of 36) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.209 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Anghiari, 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 4.8%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (48). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 7.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Anghiari declared an average taxable income of 21,909 euros, below the provincial average (24,383 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Anghiari is in climate zone E, with 2,384 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 429 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Anghiari has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 3 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 0.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.5).

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 4.4% of the land in Anghiari, compared with 5.4% in the province and 6.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Anghiari 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Anghiari, and 2 more have 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 Anghiari: 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 Anghiari 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 61 inhabited census areas in Anghiari. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 37.9%
  • good 62.1%

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 051001. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.