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Calcinaia: 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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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 Tosco Romagnola 1, Calcinaia.

Calcinaia and Fornacette, on the Arno between Pisa and Pontedera

The municipality has two centres, and the busier one is not always the one that gives it its name. Calcinaia is the historic village near the Arno; Fornacette is the hamlet that grew up along the old Tosco-Romagnola road, with shops, services and small business areas. This is the lower Arno valley, between Pisa and Pontedera, on completely flat ground. To the north, the plain stretches towards the former Lake Bientina, drained in the 19th century.

Pisa and Pontedera are the usual places of work. The Florence-Pisa-Livorno dual carriageway runs just to the south, and Fornacette has a stop on the Florence-Pisa railway. Much of the housing is recent: detached and terraced houses and small blocks of flats built in recent decades, next to the older houses of the two centres.

The population is growing: 12,804 residents at the end of 2023, up 9.6% on 2011. It is younger than average, with 21.6% over 65 against 25.3% in the province of Pisa and 26.5% in Tuscany. Foreign residents make up 7.0%, and average declared incomes are close to the provincial figure. Supermarkets are more plentiful than average, 0.78 per 1,000 residents against 0.52.

All 37 municipalities of the province are in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection map. In Calcinaia the expected ground acceleration is 0.122 g, a moderate hazard. For houses built before the 1980s, ask about the structure and any strengthening work.

Water is the first thing to look at, though. The Arno flows between embankments and the surrounding plain is low, crossed by ditches and drainage channels. Flood hazard can change from one street to the next, and the report checks the official maps for each address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, so the report finds the land parcel.

Key points

  • Two centres: Calcinaia by the Arno, Fornacette on the main road.
  • Population up 9.6% since 2011; 21.6% over 65.
  • Seismic zone 3, like the whole province of Pisa.
  • Low plain near the Arno: check flood hazard.

Overview

Calcinaia is a municipality in the province of Pisa, in Toscana. At the end of 2023 it had 12,804 residents, ranked 10 of 37 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Calcinaia 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 0.122 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 9.6%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 7.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Calcinaia declared an average taxable income of 25,243 euros, in line with the province (25,727 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Calcinaia is in climate zone D, with 1,864 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 16 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Calcinaia has 9 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 10 grocery shops and supermarkets, 11 healthcare facilities, 14 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.

There are 0.8 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more 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 23.7% of the land in Calcinaia, 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

Calcinaia 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 open contaminated sites in Calcinaia; 4 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Calcinaia: 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 Calcinaia 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 57 inhabited census areas in Calcinaia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.1%
  • fair 65.3%
  • good 34.6%

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 050004. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.