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Lucignano: 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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For example: Via Roma 1, Lucignano.

Lucignano, the oval hill town above the Valdichiana

Lucignano is a walled village on a hill in the Valdichiana, the Chiana valley near Arezzo, at around 400 metres. It is known for the oval plan of its old centre, where the streets run in rings around the summit. The town museum holds a large Gothic goldsmith's reliquary known as the Albero d'oro, the golden tree. From the hill you look out over the Chiana plain, farmed and dotted with old farmhouses.

Buyers face a choice between two worlds. Inside the walls the houses are old, often on several levels, with conservation rules on the façades and little room for a car. Outside there are farmhouses and small estates, some restored as second homes or holiday lets, and newer detached houses at the foot of the hill. Arezzo and Siena can both be reached by car, and the A1 motorway crosses the valley not far off.

In 2023 there were 3,416 residents, down 5.5% since 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 48.4, against 47.6 in the province, and over-65s make up 28.2%. Foreign nationals are 6.3%. Average incomes are slightly below the Arezzo figure.

The province of Arezzo has 24 municipalities in seismic zone 2 and 12 in zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department's scale: Lucignano is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.148 g. With a stone farmhouse, ask whether the restoration also dealt with the ties between walls and floors and with the roof.

On the hillsides and along the drainage channels of the plain, the report checks landslide and flood maps for the exact address. Cadastral maps from the Revenue Agency are available.

Key points

  • Walled hill town with an oval plan, above the Valdichiana.
  • 3,416 residents in 2023, down 5.5% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.148 g.
  • Old houses inside the walls, farmhouses in the countryside.

Overview

Lucignano is a municipality in the province of Arezzo, in Toscana. At the end of 2023 it had 3,416 residents, ranked 23 of 36 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Lucignano 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 0.148 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 5.5%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 6.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Lucignano declared an average taxable income of 23,041 euros, below the provincial average (24,383 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Lucignano is in climate zone E, with 2,248 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 400 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Lucignano has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 2 sports facilities.

There are 0.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.5).

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 6.3% of the land in Lucignano, compared with 5.4% in the province and 6.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.2 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Lucignano 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Lucignano, and 3 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 Lucignano: 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 Lucignano 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 34 inhabited census areas in Lucignano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.7%
  • fair 35.1%
  • good 27.6%
  • very good 36.6%

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 051021. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.