Castagneto Carducci: 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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Castagneto Carducci, Bolgheri, Donoratico and the sea
The name honours the poet Giosuè Carducci, who spent part of his childhood here and in Bolgheri. Castagneto Carducci stretches from the hills to the Etruscan Coast, in the province of Livorno. The old village sits on the hill below the castle; Donoratico, lower down, is the largest centre and has the station on the Tyrrhenian coast railway; Marina di Castagneto is the seaside resort, with pinewoods and beach; Bolgheri is the village of the famous cypress avenue and of red wines known around the world.
All of this shapes the housing market. By the sea and in the Bolgheri countryside many homes are second or holiday homes, with high prices and very quiet winters. People looking for a year-round home often turn to Donoratico, which has services, schools and good links along the Aurelia dual carriageway towards Livorno and Grosseto. There are 13.56 bars and restaurants per 1,000 residents, far more than the provincial average (7.97).
Istat, the national statistics institute, counted 8,699 residents in 2023, up 2.8% since 2011. The mean age is 48.4, as in the province (48.7), and 27.7% are over 65. Foreign residents are 14.2%, a high share linked to farm and tourism work. Households are small, 2.06 people on average, and declared incomes are below the Livorno average.
Earthquake risk is low. In the province of Livorno 6 municipalities are in seismic zone 3 and 13 in zone 4 of the Civil Protection classification; Castagneto is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.073 g. For houses near the sea, salt air, damp and the upkeep of roofs and facades matter more, especially in properties used only in summer.
Ditches and streams run between the hills and the coastal plain, and a low coastline has weak points of its own. The report reads the flood and landslide maps at the address and, with the cadastral maps published by the Revenue Agency, finds the land parcel.
Key points
- Hill village, Donoratico, Marina di Castagneto and Bolgheri.
- 13.56 bars and restaurants per 1,000 residents vs 7.97.
- Seismic zone 3, low expected acceleration (0.073 g).
- Many seaside second homes: check upkeep.
Overview
Castagneto Carducci is a municipality in the province of Livorno, in Toscana. At the end of 2023 it had 8,699 residents, ranked 8 of 19 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castagneto Carducci is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 6 of 19 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.073 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 2.8%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 14.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castagneto Carducci declared an average taxable income of 21,809 euros, below the provincial average (24,772 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Castagneto Carducci is in climate zone D, with 1,432 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 194 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Castagneto Carducci has 8 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 10 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 9 sports facilities and 5 parks and green areas.
There are 0.1 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.8).
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 4.4% of the land in Castagneto Carducci, compared with 10.2% in the province and 6.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.7 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Castagneto Carducci 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Castagneto Carducci, and one more has 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 Castagneto Carducci: 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 Castagneto Carducci 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 65 inhabited census areas in Castagneto Carducci. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 75 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 21.1%
- good 66.5%
- very good 12.3%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Toscana, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2025.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 049006. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.