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Cavriglia: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Arezzo, 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 Renato Fabbrini 1, Cavriglia.

Cavriglia, between the Chianti hills and old Valdarno mines

Cavriglia lies on the Valdarno side of the Chianti hills, above San Giovanni Valdarno, in the corner of the province of Arezzo that borders Florence and Siena. The municipality is a cluster of villages, among them Cavriglia itself, Castelnuovo dei Sabbioni, Santa Barbara, Meleto and Montegonzi, each with its own square and history.

For much of the twentieth century lignite was dug here in open-cast mines to feed the Santa Barbara power station. The excavations reshaped the landscape and forced the old village of Castelnuovo dei Sabbioni to be abandoned and rebuilt nearby; today the mining areas have been partly restored. For buyers this means paying attention to the ground. Near the old workings and on the slopes, landslide risk should be checked at the address, which the report does.

Up in the hills towards Chianti there are farmhouses and small estates; lower down, the villages are handy for the railway at San Giovanni Valdarno and the A1 motorway. Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 9,492 residents in 2023, a change of +0.4% on 2011, so the population is broadly stable. The average age is 46.5, below the provincial 47.6; over-65s make up 23.4% against 26.6%, and foreign nationals 5.2%. Incomes are slightly above the Arezzo average.

The province of Arezzo is split between two seismic zones on the Civil Protection Department's map: 24 municipalities in zone 2 and 12 in zone 3, Cavriglia among them, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.123 g. With a stone farmhouse, have the walls, timber floors and roof inspected, and ask what work has been done and under which permits.

The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are published: from the address the report finds the plot, which also helps in working out the boundaries of a rural property.

Key points

  • Scattered villages between the Chianti hills and the Valdarno.
  • Former lignite mining area: check the ground plot by plot.
  • Population broadly stable (+0.4% since 2011).
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.123 g.

Overview

Cavriglia is a municipality in the province of Arezzo, in Toscana. At the end of 2023 it had 9,492 residents, ranked 11 of 36 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cavriglia is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 12 of 36 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.123 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 5.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cavriglia declared an average taxable income of 24,976 euros, in line with the province (24,383 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cavriglia is in climate zone E, with 2,106 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 308 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cavriglia has 7 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities, 3 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 0.3 healthcare facilities 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 8.3% of the land in Cavriglia, compared with 5.4% in the province and 6.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.7 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Cavriglia 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 4 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Cavriglia, and 4 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 Cavriglia: 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 Cavriglia 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 48 inhabited census areas in Cavriglia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 7.7%
  • fair 60.7%
  • good 31.7%

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 051013. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.