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Cantagallo: what to know before buying a home

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

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Cantagallo, the upper Bisenzio valley in the Prato Apennines

Cantagallo covers the highest part of the Val di Bisenzio, at the northern tip of the province of Prato, on mountain land almost entirely covered with chestnut and beech woods. It is the least populated municipality in the province, ranked 7 of 7, but also one of the largest by area, with many hamlets spread between the slopes and the floor of the Bisenzio valley.

The valley has a long textile tradition linked to the Prato wool mills, and in many hamlets industrial buildings still line the river. For buyers, options range from village houses and stone rural properties higher up, often with land, to more practical homes on the valley floor. Prato is reached by car along the valley road. On the slopes and near the Bisenzio the report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the address.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 3,131 residents in 2023, up 0.9% since 2011, essentially stable. The average age is 48.1, above the provincial 45.7, with over-65s at 25.6% and foreign nationals at 7.4%. Average incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

The Tuscan-Emilian Apennines are an active seismic area, and Cantagallo is in zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.192 g. For a rural or stone house, ask a surveyor to assess the walls, floors and roof before buying. The climate zone is E, and winters are cold in the higher hamlets.

Key points

  • Upper Bisenzio valley, Prato mountains and chestnut woods.
  • Least populated in the province, 7 of 7.
  • 3,131 residents, average age 48.1.
  • Seismic zone 2, acceleration 0.192 g.

Overview

Cantagallo is a municipality in the province of Prato, in Toscana. At the end of 2023 it had 3,131 residents, among the smallest in the province (7 of 7).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cantagallo is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (4 of 7) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.192 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Cantagallo, the building matters a great deal: ask for the design year, whether it met the 2008 seismic standards, and whether any seismic retrofit has been carried out.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (46). 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 7.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cantagallo declared an average taxable income of 22,711 euros, in line with the province (23,681 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cantagallo is in climate zone E, with 2,960 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 423 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cantagallo has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 2.3% of the land in Cantagallo, compared with 14.3% in the province and 6.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Cantagallo is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Toscana in 2025. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is low. 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 Cantagallo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cantagallo: 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 Cantagallo 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 45 inhabited census areas in Cantagallo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 54 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 5.9%
  • fair 94.1%

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 100001. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.