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Marciana Marina: what to know before buying a home

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

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Marciana Marina, a harbour on Elba's north coast

Marciana Marina is the small municipality on the northern coast of the island of Elba, gathered around its harbour and seafront. The village is right on the water, with houses rising behind it towards the wooded slopes of Monte Capanne. From the mainland you take the ferry from Piombino to Portoferraio and then the coast road.

The property market is that of a tourist island: many second homes, summer lets, small flats in the centre near the harbour and villas higher up. In winter the village is much quieter, and if you plan to live here all year, bear in mind that the hospital and main offices are in Portoferraio. The climate zone is C, with mild winters.

There are 1,876 permanent residents (2023), down 3.6% on 2011. The population is older: the average age is 51.1, against 48.7 in the province of Livorno, and over-65s are 30.9%. Foreign residents are 7.3%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquake risk is low: zone 4, the lowest class on the Civil Protection scale, with an expected acceleration of 0.031 g. By the sea the practical problems for a building are salt air, damp and corrosion of steelwork and railings.

Houses near the streams coming down from the mountain, or at the low end of the village, deserve a look at the official flood maps. The report checks them for the address, along with the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, which are published here.

Key points

  • Seaside municipality on Elba's north coast, built around the harbour.
  • Tourist market, with second homes and summer lets.
  • Over-65s at 30.9%, average age 51.1.
  • Seismic zone 4, the lowest class.

Overview

Marciana Marina is a municipality in the province of Livorno, in Toscana. At the end of 2023 it had 1,876 residents, among the smallest in the province (17 of 19).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Marciana Marina is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Most municipalities in the province (13 of 19) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.031 g, a low value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

In zone 4 the risk is low, but for an older building it is still worth asking about the state of the structure.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 3.6%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (49). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 7.3% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Marciana Marina declared an average taxable income of 22,869 euros, below the provincial average (24,772 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Marciana Marina is in climate zone C, with 989 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 November to 31 March, for up to 10 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 3 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Marciana Marina has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility, 2 sports facilities and 1 green area.

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 13.3% of the land in Marciana Marina, compared with 10.2% in the province and 6.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Marciana Marina is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area 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 Marciana Marina; 3 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Marciana Marina: 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 Marciana Marina 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 16 inhabited census areas in Marciana Marina. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 80.7%
  • good 19.3%

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 049011. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.