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Manciano: what to know before buying a home

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

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Manciano, Saturnia and the Maremma hills

In the southern corner of Tuscany, on the border with Lazio, Manciano is a large municipality of the Grosseto Maremma. The main town sits on a hilltop at more than four hundred metres, clustered around its fortress; the rest of the land is rolling hills, pasture, vineyards and olive groves, with villages such as Saturnia, Montemerano, Marsiliana and Poggio Murella. Saturnia, with its hot springs and the Cascate del Mulino falls, is the best-known name.

Much of the housing is farmsteads and country houses, many restored as holiday homes or for farm stays, and around the spa the market works differently from the rest of the municipality. People live in the main town all year round, but distances are long: Grosseto, the Orbetello coast and major services are a fair drive.

There are 7,023 residents (2023), down 3.3% since 2011. The population is elderly, with an average age of 50.2 and over-65s at 30.9%, slightly above the provincial average. Foreign residents make up 14.1%, and households are small, 1.94 people on average. Tourism shows in the Overture Maps figures: 82 bars and restaurants, 11.68 per 1,000 residents against 9.28 in the province.

Earthquake risk is moderate. Manciano is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.101 g; in the province of Grosseto 10 municipalities are in zone 4 and 2 in zone 2. In stone farmhouses, often extended over time, the key checks are on the added parts and the roofs, as well as planning approval for outbuildings and swimming pools.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, which is useful for a farm property because the report can identify the land parcel. Along the Albegna river and the ditches crossing the countryside, flood maps need reading for the address.

Key points

  • Maremma on the Lazio border, including Saturnia and Montemerano.
  • 11.68 bars and restaurants per 1,000 residents.
  • Average age 50.2, over-65s at 30.9%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.101 g.

Overview

Manciano is a municipality in the province of Grosseto, in Toscana. At the end of 2023 it had 7,023 residents, ranked 9 of 28 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Manciano is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (16 of 28) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.101 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 3.3%. The estimated average age is 50 years, in line with the province. 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 14.1% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Manciano declared an average taxable income of 19,768 euros, below the provincial average (22,706 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Manciano is in climate zone E, with 2,214 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 444 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Manciano has 12 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 8 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 4 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 0.1 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 2.2% of the land in Manciano, compared with 3.2% in the province and 6.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.7 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Manciano 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 Manciano; 3 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Manciano: 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 Manciano 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 120 inhabited census areas in Manciano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.3%
  • fair 39.5%
  • good 34.6%
  • very good 25.5%

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 053014. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.