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Londa: 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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Londa, Valdisieve on the edge of the Casentino forests

Londa is a Valdisieve municipality in a side valley climbing towards the Foreste Casentinesi National Park. The village is at about 230 metres, with a small artificial lake near the village and, around it, chestnut groves, woods and scattered farms. Florence is around fifty minutes by car, Pontassieve and Dicomano closer.

Buyers here usually want a home in the green within reasonable reach of the city, or a country house for weekends. The market includes village houses, flats in small blocks and scattered Tuscan farmhouses (case coloniche), some restored, others needing work. For isolated homes, access road, water supply, drainage and heating all matter: the climate zone is E and the valley is cold in winter.

There were 1,826 residents in 2023, practically unchanged since 2011 (down 0.1%). The average age is 48.0 against 47.3 in the Metropolitan City of Florence; over-65s make up 25.6% and foreign residents 8.6%. Incomes are below the Florence area average.

The Mugello and Valdisieve have an earthquake history to keep in mind. Londa is in seismic zone 2, like 12 other municipalities in the Metropolitan City, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.194 g. For a stone farmhouse, ask whether it has been strengthened, how the roof was redone and under which permits.

From the address, the report uses the Revenue Agency cadastral maps to identify the land parcel and shows slope and the official landslide and flood maps for that spot.

Key points

  • Valdisieve, towards the Foreste Casentinesi park.
  • Population stable since 2011, average age 48.0.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.194 g.
  • Isolated farmhouses: check access, water and drainage.

Overview

Londa is a municipality in the province of Firenze, in Toscana. At the end of 2023 it had 1,826 residents, among the smallest in the province (39 of 41).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Londa is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Only 13 of 41 municipalities in the province are in zone 2.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.194 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Londa, 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 8.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Londa declared an average taxable income of 23,453 euros, below the provincial average (27,023 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Londa is in climate zone E, with 2,110 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 226 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Londa has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility and 1 sports facility.

There are 1.6 schools per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.7).

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 1.9% of the land in Londa, 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

Londa is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Toscana in 2025. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is low. 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 Londa; 3 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Londa: 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 Londa 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 23 inhabited census areas in Londa. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 47.1%
  • good 52.9%

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 048025. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.