Campi Bisenzio: 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 Pistoiese 1, Campi Bisenzio.
Campi Bisenzio, the plain between Florence and Prato
Water is the issue nobody in Campi Bisenzio can ignore. In November 2023 the watercourses of the plain overtopped their embankments and flooded whole districts, damaging homes, garages and shops. The municipality is entirely flat, crossed by the Bisenzio river and by embanked streams and ditches, with almost no change in ground level. For every property the flood maps need reading, and it is worth asking the seller whether the ground floor, cellar or garage was flooded and what work was done afterwards.
That said, Campi is one of the fastest-growing towns around Florence. It lies between Florence and Prato, with new housing estates, warehouses, logistics depots and I Gigli, one of the largest shopping centres in Tuscany. The small historic centre gathers around the Rocca Strozzi and the parish church of Santo Stefano.
There is no railway station, so people get around by car or bus, with the A1 and A11 motorways a few minutes away. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 47,639 residents in 2023, up 11.0% on 2011. The population is young for the Florence area, with an average age of 44.8 against 47.3, and foreign residents make up 21.9%, a very high share linked partly to the textile and clothing firms between Campi and Prato.
Growth has outpaced services. There are 0.29 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents against 0.76 in the province, and sports grounds and green spaces are also below average. Declared incomes are lower than in the Florence area as a whole.
Campi is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, like 27 other municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of about 0.131 g. The Revenue Agency publishes the land registry maps and the report works from the address to the plot and building.
Key points
- Flooded in November 2023: read the flood maps for every house.
- 47,639 residents, up 11.0% since 2011.
- Foreign residents at 21.9%, average age 44.8.
- Seismic zone 3; no railway station in town.
Overview
Campi Bisenzio is a municipality in the province of Firenze, in Toscana. At the end of 2023 it had 47,639 residents, among the most populous in the province (5 of 41).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Campi Bisenzio 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 0.131 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 11.0%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 21.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Campi Bisenzio declared an average taxable income of 22,969 euros, below the provincial average (27,023 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Campi Bisenzio is in climate zone D, with 1,721 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 38 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Campi Bisenzio has 27 schools and 14 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 11 grocery shops and supermarkets, 14 healthcare facilities, 26 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.
There are 0.3 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 32.6% of the land in Campi Bisenzio, compared with 7.4% in the province and 6.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 3.5 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Campi Bisenzio 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 10 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Campi Bisenzio, and 13 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 Campi Bisenzio: 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 Campi Bisenzio 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 351 inhabited census areas in Campi Bisenzio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 2.4%
- fair 61.3%
- good 36.4%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Toscana, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2025.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 048006. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.