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Chiesina Uzzanese: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Pistoia, 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 Camillo Benso Conte di Cavour 1, Chiesina Uzzanese.

Chiesina Uzzanese, the flat Valdinievole on the motorway

The name appears on the signs of the A11 motorway between Florence and the coast, because Chiesina Uzzanese has its own junction. The village lies in the flat part of the Valdinievole, between Pescia and Altopascio, with Montecatini Terme about ten kilometres away and Lucca not far off. It is low, level country, farmed and dotted with greenhouses and plant nurseries, crossed by channels draining towards the Fucecchio marshes.

For commuters the convenience is obvious: the motorway on the doorstep, Florence and Pisa within an easy drive, Lucca and Pistoia even closer. The village has 48 recorded services, and 6.90 places to eat per 1,000 residents, more than the average for the province of Pistoia (5.18). Homes are mostly detached houses and low-rise blocks from recent decades, with a few old farmhouses.

The population is stable: 4,495 in 2023, just 16 more than in 2011. Residents are a little younger than the province (average age 46.2 against 47.5) and foreign residents make up 10.5%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

On a plain this low, the main issue is water. The report checks the official flood maps for the address and the distance from channels, which here really do make a difference from one street to the next. Seismic risk is moderate: Chiesina is in zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, like 13 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.132 g.

Key points

  • Flat Valdinievole, its own A11 junction, between Pescia and Altopascio.
  • 4,495 residents, stable since 2011.
  • Low plain with channels: check flooding at the address.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration of about 0.132 g.

Overview

Chiesina Uzzanese is a municipality in the province of Pistoia, in Toscana. At the end of 2023 it had 4,495 residents, ranked 17 of 20 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Chiesina Uzzanese is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (14 of 20) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.132 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. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 10.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Chiesina Uzzanese declared an average taxable income of 20,884 euros, below the provincial average (23,480 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Chiesina Uzzanese is in climate zone D, with 1,695 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 20 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Chiesina Uzzanese has 5 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities, 4 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.7 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.4).

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 24.9% of the land in Chiesina Uzzanese, compared with 10.3% in the province and 6.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.7 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Chiesina Uzzanese 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 contaminated sites in Chiesina Uzzanese.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Chiesina Uzzanese: 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 Chiesina Uzzanese 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 52 inhabited census areas in Chiesina Uzzanese. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.8%
  • fair 61.9%
  • good 35.2%

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 047022. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.