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Capraia Isola: 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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Capraia Isola, a village and a harbour in the Tyrrhenian Sea

Capraia is a volcanic island in the Tuscan Archipelago, and almost all of it lies within the national park. Homes are concentrated in two places, the harbour and the village a little higher up, linked by a short road; the rest of the island is scrub, footpaths and cliffs. The link with the mainland is the ferry from Livorno, and for the hospital, offices and most shopping you go through there.

For decades part of the island housed an agricultural penal colony, closed in 1986. Today the economy turns on summer tourism, boating and work connected with the sea: the data list 15 bars, restaurants and similar places, and in winter the village is much quieter.

Buying a house here means coming to terms with island life. Renovation work has to be planned knowing that builders and materials arrive by boat, and the rules of the national park and landscape protection restrict extensions and new building. Before signing, have a surveyor confirm that the property complies with planning rules.

There were 371 residents in 2023, 5.8% fewer than in 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. Households are very small, 1.52 people on average, over-65s make up 31.0% and foreign residents 8.9%. The climate is mild, climate zone C.

Earthquake hazard is low: seismic zone 4 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, like 12 other municipalities in the province of Livorno, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.032 g. Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the island, and the report finds the land parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Tuscan Archipelago island, linked to Livorno by ferry.
  • 371 residents in 2023, households of 1.52 people.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.032 g.
  • National park rules: check planning compliance before buying.

Overview

Capraia Isola is a municipality in the province of Livorno, in Toscana. At the end of 2023 it had 371 residents, among the smallest in the province (19 of 19).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Capraia Isola 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 fallen by 5.8%. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (49). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 8.9% of the population. On average, a household has 1.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Capraia Isola declared an average taxable income of 24,736 euros, in line with the province (24,772 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Capraia Isola is in climate zone C, with 1,260 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 52 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Capraia Isola has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 sports facility.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 1.5% of the land in Capraia Isola, 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

Capraia Isola 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 no open contaminated sites in Capraia Isola; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Capraia Isola: 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 Capraia Isola 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 5 inhabited census areas in Capraia Isola. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 0.5%
  • good 99.5%

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 049005. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.