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Marradi: 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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Marradi, the Lamone valley and the Faentina railway

Marradi belongs to the province of Florence but faces Romagna. It lies in the upper Lamone valley, on the Adriatic side of the Apennines, and the river flows down towards Faenza. It is chestnut country, known for its local marron chestnut, and the birthplace of the poet Dino Campana. The centre stands at about 300 metres on a narrow valley floor between wooded mountains.

The Faentina railway, linking Florence and Faenza across the Apennines, has a station in the town and other stops within the municipality. That means you can get to Florence by train. Buyers find flats in the centre, houses on the valley floor and scattered homes on the hills and mountains, often old and stone-built. Along the Lamone and the streams feeding it, the report checks the official flood maps, and on the slopes the landslide maps.

The population is elderly: a mean age of 51.4 against 47.3 in the province of Florence, with 34.1% over 65. There are 2,881 residents (2023), down 11.5% since 2011, and foreign nationals make up 6.7%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

On earthquakes, Marradi is in seismic zone 2, like 12 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.209 g. The Apennines between Tuscany and Romagna have seismic activity that should not be overlooked: in a masonry house, ask whether structural work has been done and have the roof and floors checked. In climate zone E, winters on the valley floor are cold and damp.

Key points

  • Upper Lamone valley, on the Romagna side of the Apennines
  • Station on the Faentina railway, Florence to Faenza
  • Mean age 51.4, 34.1% over 65
  • Seismic zone 2, acceleration 0.209 g

Overview

Marradi is a municipality in the province of Firenze, in Toscana. At the end of 2023 it had 2,881 residents, among the smallest in the province (38 of 41).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Marradi 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 0.209 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Marradi, 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 11.5%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (47). 34% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 6.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Marradi declared an average taxable income of 22,382 euros, below the provincial average (27,023 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Marradi is in climate zone E, with 2,267 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 328 metres above sea level.

Services

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

There are 0.3 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 2.1% of the land in Marradi, compared with 7.4% in the province and 6.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.0 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Marradi 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 Marradi. 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 Marradi: 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 Marradi 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 Marradi. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 53 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 23.7%
  • fair 64.4%
  • good 11.9%

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 048026. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.