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Monsummano Terme: what to know before buying a home

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

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Monsummano Terme, the Grotta Giusti and the edge of the marsh

Monsummano Terme lies in the Valdinievole, south-east of Montecatini, between the slopes of Montalbano and the Padule di Fucecchio, a large inland marsh. The name points to its thermal caves: the best known is the Grotta Giusti, a cavern with warm water and steam used for treatments. On the hill above the town stands the old village of Monsummano Alto, with the ruins of its castle. The poet Giuseppe Giusti was born here.

This is a working town rather than a resort, with a long tradition of shoemaking and many small firms. Buyers will find houses in the centre and in the districts that grew around it, a few farmhouses on the Montalbano slopes and, to the south, the low plain running down to the marsh, crossed by drainage channels. In that part water matters, and the report checks the flood hazard maps for the address. There is no station in the municipality: the nearest is in Montecatini, on the Florence to Lucca line, and the Firenze-Mare motorway is a few kilometres away.

The population is flat. Istat, the national statistics office, counts 20,827 residents in 2023, just 0.3% more than in 2011. Over-65s make up 25.3%, a little below the province, and foreign nationals 8.2%, fewer than in neighbouring Montecatini. There are 15 supermarkets, above the provincial rate per resident, whereas cafés and restaurants are sparser and green spaces are scarce. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Seismic hazard is moderate. Monsummano is in zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, along with 13 other municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.135 g. In a masonry building from the 1950s or 1960s, ask whether the floors and the ties between walls have been strengthened, and whether the roof was redone under a proper design.

The land registry is published: using the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps, the report traces the plot from the address.

Key points

  • Valdinievole, between Montalbano and the Fucecchio marsh.
  • 20,827 residents, population almost unchanged since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected ground acceleration about 0.135 g.
  • Towards the marsh, flood hazard needs checking.

Overview

Monsummano Terme is a municipality in the province of Pistoia, in Toscana. At the end of 2023 it had 20,827 residents, ranked 4 of 20 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Monsummano Terme is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (14 of 20) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.135 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 8.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Monsummano Terme declared an average taxable income of 21,506 euros, below the provincial average (23,480 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Monsummano Terme is in climate zone D, with 1,695 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 1 November to 15 April, for up to 12 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 20 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Monsummano Terme has 14 schools and 7 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 15 grocery shops and supermarkets, 12 healthcare facilities, 18 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.7 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.4).

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 18.7% of the land in Monsummano Terme, compared with 10.3% in the province and 6.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.8 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Monsummano Terme is not among the radon priority areas designated 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Monsummano Terme, and one more has 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 Monsummano Terme: 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 Monsummano Terme 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 135 inhabited census areas in Monsummano Terme. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.2%
  • fair 56.8%
  • good 43.0%

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 047009. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.