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Licciana Nardi: what to know before buying a home

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

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Licciana Nardi, the Taverone valley in Lunigiana

Licciana Nardi takes the second part of its name from Anacarsi Nardi, a patriot of the Italian unification movement born here, and it gathers a string of villages and hamlets across the Taverone valley in Lunigiana, at the foot of the Tuscan-Emilian Apennines. The main village lies on the valley floor, while castles and small stone clusters occupy the knolls around, as throughout this border area of Tuscany.

Aulla is the nearby hub, a few kilometres away, with the railway station and the junction on the Cisa motorway, which leads quickly towards La Spezia and the coast, or towards Parma. Buyers in Licciana Nardi find stone houses to restore at low prices and newer detached homes on the valley floor. Many houses in the upper hamlets are second homes, and those villages empty out in winter.

There are 4,729 residents (2023), down 4.6% on 2011. The average age is 48.9, similar to the province of Massa-Carrara (49.2), over-65s make up 27.6% and households have 2.11 members on average. Foreign residents account for 10.3%.

Lunigiana is one of the most earthquake-prone parts of Tuscany. Licciana Nardi is in zone 2, like 13 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.186 g. In stone houses, ask whether work has been done on roofs, floors and the ties between walls. For each address the report also checks landslides and flooding from the Taverone and its tributaries.

Key points

  • Villages of the Taverone valley, near Aulla.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.186 g.
  • 4,729 residents, down 4.6% since 2011.
  • Stone houses and second homes in the upper hamlets.

Overview

Licciana Nardi is a municipality in the province of Massa-Carrara, in Toscana. At the end of 2023 it had 4,729 residents, ranked 7 of 17 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Licciana Nardi is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (14 of 17) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.186 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Licciana Nardi, the building matters a great deal: ask for the design year, whether it met the 2008 seismic standards, and whether any seismic retrofit has been carried out.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 4.6%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 10.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Licciana Nardi declared an average taxable income of 23,097 euros, in line with the province (23,864 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Licciana Nardi is in climate zone E, with 2,146 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 210 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Licciana Nardi has 6 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 1 sports facility.

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 4.9% of the land in Licciana Nardi, compared with 7.3% in the province and 6.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Licciana Nardi 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 Licciana Nardi; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Licciana Nardi: 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 Licciana Nardi 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 54 inhabited census areas in Licciana Nardi. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.6%
  • fair 75.7%
  • good 22.7%

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 045009. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.