Fabbriche di Vergemoli: 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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Fabbriche di Vergemoli, the Apuan Alps and the Grotta del Vento
Fabbriche di Vergemoli was created in 2014 by merging Fabbriche di Vallico and Vergemoli, on the side of the Apuan Alps that drops towards the Serchio valley, in the province of Lucca. Within its boundaries, at Fornovolasco, is the Grotta del Vento, a cave open to the public with guided tours. The rest is mountain country: woods, streams and small villages some distance apart.
Buying here means choosing the mountains in every sense. Houses are almost always stone-built, often old and in need of restoration, in villages with narrow lanes; schools, hospitals and shops are in the towns of the Serchio valley and in Lucca, reached by car on mountain roads. The report measures the elevation and gradient of the plot and reads the official landslide and flood maps for the exact address, which with steep slopes and streams need careful checking.
At the end of 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 705 residents, down 14.0% on 2011. The average age is 52.6 against 48.1 in the province, over-65s make up 35.3% and foreign residents 11.1%. Households are small, averaging 1.80 people. Average declared income is below the provincial level.
Fabbriche di Vergemoli is in seismic zone 2 along with 21 other municipalities in the province of Lucca, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.177 g. With a stone house, have the walls, floors and roof checked before buying and plan for strengthening work during the renovation.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps: the report traces an address to its land parcel and building.
Key points
- Municipality formed in 2014 from Fabbriche di Vallico and Vergemoli.
- Grotta del Vento at Fornovolasco, in the Apuan Alps.
- Over-65s at 35.3%, against 26.8% in the province.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.177 g.
Overview
Fabbriche di Vergemoli is a municipality in the province of Lucca, in Toscana. At the end of 2023 it had 705 residents, among the smallest in the province (31 of 33).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Fabbriche di Vergemoli 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 0.177 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Fabbriche di Vergemoli, 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 14.0%. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (48). 35% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 11.1% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Fabbriche di Vergemoli declared an average taxable income of 19,399 euros, below the provincial average (24,903 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Fabbriche di Vergemoli is in climate zone E, with 2,988 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 619 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Fabbriche di Vergemoli has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 sports facilities.
The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.9 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 2.8% of the land in Fabbriche di Vergemoli, 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
Fabbriche di Vergemoli 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 Fabbriche di Vergemoli.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Fabbriche di Vergemoli: 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 Fabbriche di Vergemoli 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 19 inhabited census areas in Fabbriche di Vergemoli. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 54 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
- 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 046036. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.