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Fucecchio: what to know before buying a home

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

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For example: Viale Cristoforo Colombo 1, Fucecchio.

Fucecchio, the marsh and the shoe factories of the lower Arno

Fucecchio looks over the lower Arno valley from a hilltop on the river's north bank, between Florence and Pisa. To the north lies the Padule di Fucecchio, the largest inland marsh in Italy and now partly a nature reserve. For decades the local economy has turned on leather and footwear, an industry that employs thousands of people here and in the neighbouring towns. Every year the town's districts compete in the Palio, a horse race.

The municipality includes the old centre on the hill, newer districts on the flat and several villages, such as Ponte a Cappiano with its Medici bridge over the Usciana canal, Torre, Galleno and San Pierino. The nearest station is San Miniato-Fucecchio, across the river on the Florence to Pisa line, and the Florence-Pisa-Livorno expressway runs close by.

Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 22,869 residents in 2023, up 0.4% on 2011. Foreign residents make up 17.3%, a high share linked to jobs in the district's factories. The average age is 46.6 against 47.3 for the province, and over-65s account for 24.4%. Declared incomes are below the Florence metropolitan average.

Between the Arno, the Usciana and the marsh, many low-lying parts of the town live with water. For a house on the flat the report checks the official flood maps at the address, and it is worth asking whether the building has ever had problems when the rivers were high. On the hill the concern is landslides on the slopes.

For earthquakes Fucecchio is in seismic zone 3, like 27 other municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.123 g. In the stone-built old centre, information on past structural work is useful. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report finds the land parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Hilltop town above the Arno, next to the Fucecchio marsh.
  • Leather and footwear district, foreign residents at 17.3%.
  • 22,869 residents, seismic zone 3.
  • Low ground between the Arno and Usciana: check flood maps.

Overview

Fucecchio is a municipality in the province of Firenze, in Toscana. At the end of 2023 it had 22,869 residents, ranked 8 of 41 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Fucecchio is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (28 of 41) are in the same zone.

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 47 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 17.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Fucecchio declared an average taxable income of 23,516 euros, below the provincial average (27,023 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Fucecchio is in climate zone D, with 1,728 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 25 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Fucecchio has 16 schools and 7 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 7 grocery shops and supermarkets, 16 healthcare facilities, 24 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.

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 11.5% of the land in Fucecchio, compared with 7.4% in the province and 6.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.0 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Fucecchio 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 Fucecchio, and 3 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 Fucecchio: 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 Fucecchio 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 229 inhabited census areas in Fucecchio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.2%
  • fair 50.3%
  • good 47.5%

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 048019. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.