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Laterina Pergine Valdarno: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Arezzo, 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 Nazionale-Laterina 1, Laterina Pergine Valdarno.

Laterina Pergine Valdarno, two villages on the Arno near Arezzo

Laterina Pergine Valdarno is a recent creation, formed when two villages in the Arezzo stretch of the Valdarno merged their town halls into one. Its land runs from hills planted with olives and vines down to the Arno, just where the river leaves the plain around Arezzo and turns towards Montevarchi and Florence. The town hall stands at around two hundred and fifty metres, and the area is in climate zone D: moderate winters, with some frost in the valley bottoms.

Buyers here choose between the two old centres, with stone houses and narrow lanes, the scattered hamlets and the country farmhouses, many of them needing renovation. Arezzo is where people go for offices, the hospital and work, while further down the valley the industrial areas of Montevarchi and San Giovanni Valdarno provide other jobs. The A1 motorway, Italy's main north-south route, runs along the valley, so commuting to Florence is also an option. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 6,338 residents in 2023, down 6.2% on 2011, or 421 fewer people. The average age of 47.8 is almost the same as the province's (47.6) and foreign residents make up 8.2%. Overture Maps data record 10 schools and education sites, 1.58 per 1,000 residents against 0.95 across the province, while cafés and restaurants are sparser than elsewhere around Arezzo.

On earthquakes the town is better placed than much of its province. Italy's Civil Protection Department puts it in seismic zone 3 with 11 other municipalities, while 24 in the province are in the more exposed zone 2. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.136 g. In a farmhouse or village house it is still worth checking the load-bearing walls, floors and roof, and asking whether any strengthening work has been done.

Near the Arno and the streams coming down from the hills, flood hazard changes from one street to the next, and on the slopes ground stability matters: the report checks both for the exact address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so each address can be traced to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Formed by merging Laterina and Pergine Valdarno, along the Arno.
  • 6,338 residents, down 6.2% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, lower hazard than 24 Arezzo municipalities.
  • 10 school sites, above the provincial average per head.

Overview

Laterina Pergine Valdarno is a municipality in the province of Arezzo, in Toscana. At the end of 2023 it had 6,338 residents, ranked 16 of 36 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Laterina Pergine Valdarno is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 12 of 36 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.136 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 6.2%. 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 8.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Laterina Pergine Valdarno declared an average taxable income of 23,125 euros, below the provincial average (24,383 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Laterina Pergine Valdarno is in climate zone E, with 2,188 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 361 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Laterina Pergine Valdarno has 10 schools. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 sports facilities and 1 green area.

The data shows no pharmacies within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.3 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 6.0% of the land in Laterina Pergine Valdarno, compared with 5.4% in the province and 6.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.5 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Laterina Pergine Valdarno 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Laterina Pergine Valdarno. 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 Laterina Pergine Valdarno: 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 Laterina Pergine Valdarno 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 75 inhabited census areas in Laterina Pergine Valdarno. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 8.3%
  • fair 80.0%
  • good 11.7%

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 051042. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.