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Careggine: 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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Careggine, a mountain village in the Garfagnana

On the Garfagnana side of the Apuan Alps, with its town hall at around 880 metres, Careggine is a mountain village of woods, pasture and ridges. Castelnuovo di Garfagnana is the valley's main town for schools, the hospital and public offices; Lucca and the coast are reached by car along mountain roads.

The village is small and elderly. In 2023 there were 503 residents, 13.9% fewer than the 584 of 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office; the mean age is 53.4, against 48.1 for the province of Lucca, and over-65s make up 37.6%, against 26.8%. Foreign residents are 3.8%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Buyers here usually want a stone house for holidays or a slower pace of life. The checks are the mountain ones: access in snow and ice, the roof, damp, systems and where the water comes from. The climate zone is F, and the heating stays on for much of the year.

The Garfagnana is earthquake country: Careggine is in seismic zone 2, like 22 of the 33 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.194 g. For a masonry building, ask whether any seismic strengthening has been done and get the drawings and certificates.

The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are published, and the report links the address to the land parcel. On steep Apuan slopes, landslide hazard has to be checked house by house on the official maps, and the report does this for every address.

Key points

  • Garfagnana, on the Apuan side, at around 880 metres.
  • Over-65s at 37.6%, against 26.8% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.194 g.
  • Climate zone F: weigh up winter access and heating.

Overview

Careggine is a municipality in the province of Lucca, in Toscana. At the end of 2023 it had 503 residents, among the smallest in the province (33 of 33).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Careggine is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (22 of 33) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.194 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Careggine, 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 resident population has fallen by 13.9%. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (48). 38% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 3.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Careggine declared an average taxable income of 18,250 euros, below the provincial average (24,903 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Careggine is in climate zone F, with 3,512 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 882 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Careggine has 1 school and 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 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 3.0% of the land in Careggine, compared with 9.2% in the province and 6.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Careggine 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 Careggine.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Careggine: 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 Careggine 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 15 inhabited census areas in Careggine. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 52 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 046008. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.