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Lamporecchio: what to know before buying a home

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

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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Via Cerbaia 1, Lamporecchio.

Lamporecchio, olive groves and vineyards on Montalbano

Lamporecchio covers the side of Montalbano that faces the Valdinievole, the ridge of hills between Pistoia and the Empoli area. The main village lies low, on the edge of the plain, while the hamlets are scattered among olive groves and vineyards on the slopes. Across Tuscany the name is linked with brigidini, thin aniseed wafers sold at fairs and village festivals; at Spicchio stands Villa Rospigliosi, built for the family of Pope Clement IX.

Buyers choose between two worlds. In the main village and the hamlets on the plain there are flats, detached and terraced houses, handy for driving and for services. Up in the hills there are farmhouses and smallholdings, more isolated, reached by climbing roads and often in need of work. Pistoia, Empoli and Montecatini are within driving distance, Florence less than an hour away.

Istat, the national statistics institute, counted 7,401 residents in 2023, down 2.4% since 2011. The estimated average age (47.5) is close to that of the province of Pistoia (47.5), over-65s make up 25.7% and foreign residents 9.4%. Average incomes are slightly below the provincial figure.

Lamporecchio is in seismic zone 3 in the Civil Protection Department (Protezione Civile) classification, like 13 other municipalities in the province; the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.129 g, a medium value. If you are restoring a stone farmhouse, budget for structural work alongside everything else, since costs are easier to plan all together.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report goes from the address to the plot. In the hills, slope and landslides matter; on the plain, the ditches and streams coming down from Montalbano. Both are checked for the individual address, because two houses close together can be in quite different situations.

Key points

  • On Montalbano, between the Valdinievole and the Empoli hills.
  • Population down 2.4% since 2011; over-65s at 25.7%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.129 g.
  • Farmhouses in the hills, flats and houses on the plain.

Overview

Lamporecchio is a municipality in the province of Pistoia, in Toscana. At the end of 2023 it had 7,401 residents, ranked 14 of 20 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Lamporecchio is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (14 of 20) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.129 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 2.4%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 9.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Lamporecchio declared an average taxable income of 22,142 euros, below the provincial average (23,480 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Lamporecchio is in climate zone D, with 1,705 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 56 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Lamporecchio has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities, 7 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.4 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).

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 13.9% of the land in Lamporecchio, compared with 10.3% in the province and 6.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Lamporecchio 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 no open contaminated sites in Lamporecchio; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Lamporecchio: 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 Lamporecchio 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 76 inhabited census areas in Lamporecchio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 3.2%
  • fair 64.1%
  • good 32.7%

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 047005. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.