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Capoliveri: what to know before buying a home

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

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For example: Via Roma 1, Capoliveri.

Capoliveri, the Calamita headland on the island of Elba

Capoliveri covers the south-eastern part of the island of Elba, a mountainous headland rising to Monte Calamita, where iron was mined for centuries. The village sits high up, at around 170 metres, with a historic centre of lanes and small squares, while the coast below is a string of bays and beaches that draw many tourists in summer.

Buying in Capoliveri means entering a strongly tourist-driven market: flats in holiday residences, village houses, villas with sea views and a very high share of second homes. For anyone living here all year, links to the mainland, with ferries from Portoferraio to Piombino, and the island's services, which shrink in winter, are what count. Average declared incomes are below the average for the province of Livorno.

The population is growing. In 2023 there were 3,925 residents, up 4.3% on 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 47.9, over-65s make up 25.0% against 28.1% for the province, and foreign residents 15.2%, a high share partly linked to tourism jobs.

Earthquake hazard is among the lowest in Italy: Capoliveri is in seismic zone 4 of the Civil Protection classification, like 12 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.032 g. Salt air, damp and the upkeep of roofs and facades matter more than earthquakes. The climate is mild, climate zone C.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report finds the plot from the address. On the steep slopes of the headland and in the small valleys running down to the sea, landslides and flooding after storms depend on the exact spot: the report reads them from the official maps for the address.

Key points

  • South-eastern headland of Elba, with Monte Calamita.
  • Population up 4.3% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, among the lowest in Italy.
  • Many second homes; fewer services and ferries in winter.

Overview

Capoliveri is a municipality in the province of Livorno, in Toscana. At the end of 2023 it had 3,925 residents, ranked 11 of 19 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Capoliveri is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Most municipalities in the province (13 of 19) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.032 g, a low value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

In zone 4 the risk is low, but for an older building it is still worth asking about the state of the structure.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has grown by 4.3%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 15.2% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Capoliveri declared an average taxable income of 23,183 euros, below the provincial average (24,772 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Capoliveri is in climate zone C, with 1,204 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 November to 31 March, for up to 10 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 167 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Capoliveri has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 10 sports facilities and 4 parks and green areas.

There are 1.3 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.6).

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 8.4% of the land in Capoliveri, compared with 10.2% in the province and 6.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Capoliveri 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 Capoliveri.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Capoliveri: 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 Capoliveri 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 60 inhabited census areas in Capoliveri. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 76 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 19.8%
  • good 38.0%
  • very good 42.2%

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 049004. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.