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Follonica: what to know before buying a home

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

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Follonica, the gulf, the pinewoods and the old ironworks

Follonica stretches along the gulf that bears its name, in the Maremma area of southern Tuscany, with the island of Elba on the horizon and the Piombino headland to the north. Compared with the hill villages around it, this is a young town. It grew up around the ironworks of the Grand Dukes of Tuscany, whose buildings now house public spaces and a museum, and later around beach tourism.

The property market has two sides. There are homes lived in all year round, and there are second homes, many of them close to the sea or in the pinewood areas. A flat a short walk from the beach holds its value and resells differently from a house in the inland districts, and in seafront blocks it is normal for many shutters to stay closed from October to May. The station is on the Tyrrhenian line between Pisa and Rome, and the Aurelia trunk road runs behind the town, so Grosseto and Piombino are easy to reach.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 20,307 residents in 2023, down 5.5% on 2011. Follonica is still one of the largest towns in the province, with 9.4% of its residents. The population is old: the average age is 50.5 against 49.1 for the province, and 31.7% of residents are over 65, compared with 26.5% across Tuscany. Households are small, 2.02 people on average.

Tourism shows in the services: 243 cafés and restaurants, 11.97 per 1,000 residents against 9.28 in the province, and 23 healthcare sites, also above average.

Earthquakes are not a major concern here. Follonica is in seismic zone 4, like 9 other municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.057 g. Near the sea, salt damage to steel and facades, the state of balconies and damp matter more. The coastal plain is low and crossed by small watercourses, so flood hazard is checked address by address, and the report uses the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps to find the plot.

Key points

  • Seaside town on its own gulf, with beach, pinewoods and holiday homes.
  • 20,307 residents in 2023, down 5.5% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 31.7%, against 29.0% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.057 g.

Overview

Follonica is a municipality in the province of Grosseto, in Toscana. At the end of 2023 it had 20,307 residents, the second most populous in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Follonica is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Only 10 of 28 municipalities in the province are in zone 4.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.057 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

In zone 4 the risk is low, but for an older building it is still worth asking about the state of the structure.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 5.5%. The estimated average age is 51 years, in line with the province. 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 7.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Follonica declared an average taxable income of 23,132 euros, in line with the province (22,706 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Follonica is in climate zone D, with 1,527 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 4 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Follonica has 15 schools and 6 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 17 grocery shops and supermarkets, 23 healthcare facilities, 32 sports facilities and 11 parks and green areas.

There are 0.7 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (1.1).

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 10.9% of the land in Follonica, compared with 3.2% in the province and 6.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Follonica 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 5 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Follonica, and 2 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 Follonica: 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 Follonica 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 95 inhabited census areas in Follonica. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 77 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 13.2%
  • good 41.8%
  • very good 31.5%
  • excellent 13.5%

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 053009. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.