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Calenzano: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Firenze, 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 Giacomo Puccini 13, Calenzano.

Calenzano, between Florence and Prato below the Calvana hills

Calenzano has two sides. Down on the plain between Florence and Prato are the industrial and retail zones, the residential districts and the A1 motorway junction. Up above, where the Calvana hills and Monte Morello close off the plain to the north, are the hill villages and the old walled village of Calenzano Alto, with its castle and stone houses overlooking the valley of the Marina stream.

For buyers, the choice runs from low-rise blocks and detached houses on the plain to farmhouses and villas in the hills, close to the woods. Being near the motorway and the businesses is handy for people working locally, but check heavy traffic and noise around the address. The industrial zone also contains a large fuel depot, so anyone looking at a house nearby can consult the town council's emergency plan. On the plain, crossed by streams coming down from the hills, flood hazard varies a lot from street to street, while in the hills landslide hazard matters, and the report checks both.

The population is growing: 18,086 residents in 2023, up 8.7% since 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office, or 1,449 more people. The estimated average age of 46.9 and the share of over-65s, 25.6%, are close to the metropolitan average. Foreign nationals make up 8.5% and declared incomes are in line with the province. There are plenty of cafés and restaurants, 6.25 per 1,000 residents, serving local workers too, while healthcare sites are thinner than average.

Calenzano is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection Department's classification, like 28 municipalities in the province of Florence, while 13 are in zone 2. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.141 g, a moderate value. For stone farmhouses, find out whether the renovation included walls and floors or only finishes and systems. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report finds the land parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Plain between Florence and Prato, with the Calvana hills and Monte Morello.
  • Residents up 8.7% since 2011.
  • A1 junction and industrial zones: check traffic and noise.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected ground acceleration about 0.141 g.

Overview

Calenzano is a municipality in the province of Firenze, in Toscana. At the end of 2023 it had 18,086 residents, ranked 13 of 41 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Calenzano is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (28 of 41) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.141 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 8.7%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 8.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Calenzano declared an average taxable income of 27,005 euros, in line with the province (27,023 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Calenzano is in climate zone D, with 1,740 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 108 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Calenzano has 10 schools and 5 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 9 grocery shops and supermarkets, 7 healthcare facilities, 21 sports facilities and 5 parks and green areas.

There are 0.4 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.8).

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 10.4% of the land in Calenzano, compared with 7.4% in the province and 6.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Calenzano 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 12 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Calenzano, and 8 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 Calenzano: 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 Calenzano 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 74 inhabited census areas in Calenzano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 4.2%
  • fair 45.3%
  • good 50.5%

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 048005. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.