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Buti: what to know before buying a home

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

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Buti, olive groves and chestnut woods on Monte Pisano

Buti lies in a narrow valley on Monte Pisano, on the side facing the Bientina plain, between Pisa and Lucca. The houses in the centre follow the stream that runs through the village, and the slopes around are covered in terraced olive groves and woods of chestnut and pine. Olive oil is still an important part of the local economy, and the village is known for its palio and for the Maggio, a traditional form of sung folk theatre.

For buyers, Buti is a hillside option within reasonable reach of the cities: Pisa, Pontedera and Lucca are a fairly short drive away, but there is no railway. Homes for sale are mostly houses in the centre, often old and stone-built, and scattered houses among the olive groves, where access, gradient and the condition of dry-stone walls all matter. Average declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 5,520 residents in 2023, down 4.4% on 2011. The average age is 48.1, above the provincial 46.9, and over-65s make up 26.7%; foreign residents are 5.6%. The services on record include 0 supermarkets and 32 places to eat and drink.

All 37 municipalities in the province of Pisa are in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department's scale. In Buti, expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.120 g, a middling value. In the stone houses of the centre, find out how the floors and roof are built and whether any strengthening has been done.

Monte Pisano has steep slopes, prone to landslides and, in summer, to forest fires. The report checks the official landslide and flood maps at the address, including along the stream, and uses the Revenue Agency's maps to trace the plot.

Key points

  • Valley on Monte Pisano facing the Bientina plain, between Pisa and Lucca.
  • 5,520 residents, down 4.4% since 2011.
  • Average age 48.1, against 46.9 in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3; landslides and wildfires on the slopes.

Overview

Buti is a municipality in the province of Pisa, in Toscana. At the end of 2023 it had 5,520 residents, ranked 19 of 37 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Buti is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. All 37 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.120 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 fallen by 4.4%. 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 5.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Buti declared an average taxable income of 23,797 euros, below the provincial average (25,727 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Buti is in climate zone D, with 1,674 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 85 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Buti has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 healthcare facilities, 2 sports facilities and 1 green area.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 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 8.0% of the land in Buti, compared with 7.0% in the province and 6.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Buti 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 no contaminated sites in Buti.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Buti: 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 Buti 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 27 inhabited census areas in Buti. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.1%
  • fair 74.1%
  • good 25.8%

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 050002. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.