Greve in Chianti: 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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Greve in Chianti, an arcaded square among Chianti Classico vines
Greve is the main town of the Florentine Chianti. It lies on the valley floor of the Greve stream, on the Chiantigiana road that links Florence and Siena, surrounded by hills of vineyards, olive groves and woodland. Life in the centre revolves around Piazza Matteotti, a triangular square lined with porticoes where the market is held. The municipality covers a large area and includes villages such as Panzano, Lamole and Montefioralle, as well as Strada in Chianti, the part closest to Florence.
The property market here has two sides. In Greve itself and in Strada there are flats, terraced houses and small blocks lived in by people who work in Florence and drive the Chiantigiana every day, since there is no railway. Out in the countryside there are farmhouses, many bought by foreign buyers or turned into agriturismo holiday lets. With an isolated farmhouse, access, the unmade gravel road, the water supply and drainage affect daily life more than the view does.
At the end of 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 13,357 residents, down 3.8% on 2011. The estimated average age is 47.8, slightly above the 47.3 of the province of Florence, and foreign residents make up 11.9%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
In the province of Florence, 13 municipalities are in seismic zone 2 and 28 in zone 3. Greve is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.122 g. Many country houses are built of stone and have been renovated more than once, so before buying it is worth seeing the planning permissions and finding out whether the work touched load-bearing walls and roofs.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for Greve, so the report can trace the land parcel from the address. Between the steep hillsides and the stream on the valley floor, ground conditions vary a great deal, and landslide and flood hazards are checked at the exact spot.
Key points
- On the Chiantigiana road between Florence and Siena, no railway.
- Population down 3.8% since 2011; foreign residents 11.9%.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.122 g.
- Isolated farmhouses: check access, water and drainage first.
Overview
Greve in Chianti is a municipality in the province of Firenze, in Toscana. At the end of 2023 it had 13,357 residents, ranked 22 of 41 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Greve in Chianti 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 0.122 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 resident population has fallen by 3.8%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 11.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Greve in Chianti declared an average taxable income of 24,825 euros, below the provincial average (27,023 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Greve in Chianti is in climate zone E, with 2,126 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 236 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Greve in Chianti has 9 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 7 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities, 6 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
There are 0.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.8).
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 4.0% of the land in Greve in Chianti, compared with 7.4% in the province and 6.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
Radon and contaminated sites
Greve in Chianti 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 3 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Greve in Chianti, and 4 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 Greve in Chianti: 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 Greve in Chianti 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 100 inhabited census areas in Greve in Chianti. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.4%
- fair 64.2%
- good 35.3%
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 048021. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.