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Camaiore: what to know before buying a home

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

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For example: Via Italica 1, Camaiore.

Camaiore, from the town below the Apuan Alps to the Lido

The municipality of Camaiore cuts across Versilia, the coastal strip of northern Tuscany, from the Apuan Alps down to the sea. The historic centre lies inland, in a small basin ringed by hills, while on the coast is Lido di Camaiore, between Viareggio and Marina di Pietrasanta, with its seafront, beach clubs and hotels.

These are two different markets. At the Lido many homes are second homes or summer lets, whole blocks stay shuttered in winter and prices follow those of the Versilia coast. The main town and the villages on the plain have a steadier year-round life, with schools, shops and a market. Heading up towards the Apuan Alps you find hill hamlets with stone houses, narrow lanes and steep slopes, lovely to look at and harder to live in day to day. Lucca, and Pisa with its airport, are within easy driving distance.

There were 31,864 residents in 2023, down 0.7% on 2011, so broadly stable. The estimated average age is 48.6, close to the 48.1 of the province of Lucca, and over-65s are 26.6%. Foreign nationals make up 5.9%. Average incomes are slightly below the provincial figure, partly because many owners of seaside homes are resident elsewhere.

In the province of Lucca seismic hazard rises inland: 22 municipalities, mostly in the Serchio valleys, are in zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification. Camaiore is one of 11 in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.130 g. For the stone houses in the hamlets, often extended over time, it is worth having a surveyor look at walls, floors and roof before committing.

The coastal plain is low and crossed by ditches and channels running to the sea, and the streams coming off the Apuan Alps rise quickly in storms. On the hillsides, ground stability is what counts. The report checks both on the official maps for the exact address and finds the plot on the cadastral maps of the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate).

Key points

  • From the Apuan Alps to the sea: inland town and seaside Lido.
  • Many second homes and summer lets at the Lido.
  • 31,864 residents in 2023, over-65s at 26.6%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.130 g.

Overview

Camaiore is a municipality in the province of Lucca, in Toscana. At the end of 2023 it had 31,864 residents, among the most populous in the province (4 of 33).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Camaiore is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 11 of 33 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.130 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 5.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Camaiore declared an average taxable income of 23,745 euros, in line with the province (24,903 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Camaiore is in climate zone D, with 1,485 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 34 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Camaiore has 25 schools and 11 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 14 grocery shops and supermarkets, 28 healthcare facilities, 49 sports facilities and 10 parks and green areas.

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 14.2% of the land in Camaiore, compared with 9.2% in the province and 6.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.1 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Camaiore 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 4 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Camaiore, and 7 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 Camaiore: 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 Camaiore 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 549 inhabited census areas in Camaiore. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.2%
  • fair 60.1%
  • good 39.7%

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 046005. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.