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Filattiera: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Massa-Carrara, Toscana. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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Filattiera, Lunigiana and the Sorano parish church

In Lunigiana, the Magra valley where Tuscany, Liguria and Emilia meet, Filattiera is a municipality of stone hamlets on the lower slopes and farmland on the valley floor. On the plain stands the parish church of Santo Stefano di Sorano, one of the oldest Romanesque churches in the area, and the Via Francigena pilgrim route crosses the territory. Pontremoli and Aulla are the nearby towns for services, and the Cisa motorway runs along the valley.

It is an older community: an average age of 51.2, higher than 49.2 for the province of Massa-Carrara, with 32.0% over 65. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 2,164 residents in 2023, down 8.3% on 2011. Foreign nationals make up 8.5%. Declared incomes are a little below the provincial average.

Buyers will find stone houses in the hamlets, often with little outdoor space and narrow access, and newer homes on the plain, easier to live in but closer to the road and the river. With converted farm buildings, check the condition of the structure and whether the work done had planning approval.

Earthquakes should not be underestimated. Filattiera is in seismic zone 2, like 14 of the 17 municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.199 g. For a masonry building, ask whether any seismic strengthening has been done. Near the Magra the report checks flood hazard for the address and finds the plot on the Revenue Agency cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Lunigiana, in the Magra valley.
  • Sorano's Romanesque church and the Via Francigena.
  • Average age 51.2, with 32.0% over 65.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.199 g.

Overview

Filattiera is a municipality in the province of Massa-Carrara, in Toscana. At the end of 2023 it had 2,164 residents, ranked 11 of 17 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Filattiera is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (14 of 17) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.199 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Filattiera, 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 8.3%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (49). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 8.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Filattiera declared an average taxable income of 22,190 euros, below the provincial average (23,864 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Filattiera is in climate zone E, with 2,191 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 213 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Filattiera has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 parks and green areas.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 3.6% of the land in Filattiera, compared with 7.3% in the province and 6.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Filattiera 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 medium. 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 Filattiera. 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 Filattiera: 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 Filattiera 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 58 inhabited census areas in Filattiera. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 7.9%
  • fair 92.1%

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 045006. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.