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Cascina: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Pisa, 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 Tosco Romagnola 1, Cascina.

Cascina, on the Arno plain between Pisa and Pontedera

Cascina stretches out south of the Arno, on the plain between Pisa and Pontedera, along the old Tosco Romagnola road, and by population it comes straight after Pisa in its province. Its name is tied to furniture: workshops, factories and furniture showrooms made the town known, although the trade is smaller today than it once was.

The municipality is split into many villages scattered across the countryside. Navacchio has its own station on the Florence-Pisa line and a technology park, San Frediano a Settimo and the other hamlets feel more rural, and the main town has its own stop on the same railway. The Florence-Pisa-Livorno dual carriageway crosses the area, and Pisa and its airport are a short trip away.

The land is only a few metres above sea level, on a plain laced with drainage channels, with the Arno running between high embankments. For buyers, the position of a property relative to the river and the channels matters more than anything else, and the report checks the official flood maps for the exact address. On the clay soils of the plain, older houses should also be checked for foundation problems and rising damp on the ground floor.

In 2023 there were 44,800 residents, up 2.2% since 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office, which is 10.7% of the provincial population. The average age is 46.5, over-65s make up 24.4% against 25.3% across the province, and foreign residents 8.1%. Average incomes are close to the provincial figure.

Cascina is in seismic zone 3, like the other 36 municipalities in the province of Pisa, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.119 g, a middling value for that zone. For a converted farmhouse or a restored masonry building, find out when the roof and floors were last rebuilt.

Key points

  • Arno plain, stations at Cascina and Navacchio on the Florence-Pisa line.
  • 44,800 residents in 2023, up 2.2%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.119 g.
  • River and channels nearby: check flooding address by address.

Overview

Cascina is a municipality in the province of Pisa, in Toscana. At the end of 2023 it had 44,800 residents, the second most populous in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cascina is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. All 37 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.119 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 2.2%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 8.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cascina declared an average taxable income of 25,014 euros, in line with the province (25,727 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cascina is in climate zone D, with 1,853 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 8 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cascina has 29 schools and 12 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 15 grocery shops and supermarkets, 28 healthcare facilities, 42 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.

There are 0.3 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.5).

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 15.2% of the land in Cascina, compared with 7.0% in the province and 6.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Cascina 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Cascina, and 6 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 Cascina: 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 Cascina 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 559 inhabited census areas in Cascina. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 5.0%
  • fair 67.9%
  • good 27.1%

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 050008. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.