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Montaione: 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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Montaione, Valdelsa hills and San Vivaldo

Montaione is a hill village in the Valdelsa, in the south-western part of the metropolitan area of Florence, among woods, olive groves and vineyards. The walled village sits on a ridge at a little over 300 metres, and the large municipal area includes the Jerusalem of San Vivaldo, a group of chapels in the woods recreating the holy places, and the Castelfalfi estate, turned into a large resort with a golf course.

The property market is shaped by tourism. Farmhouses, country estates and flats in the old centre often attract foreign buyers and people looking for a second home or a holiday business. Anyone planning to live here all year should bear in mind that Florence, Empoli and Siena are reached by car on hill roads, and that many houses are isolated.

In 2023 there were 3,470 residents, down 8.1% since 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 49.1 against 47.3 in the Florence area, and over-65s are 28.8%. Foreign residents are 8.7%. Average declared incomes remain below the metropolitan area.

Montaione is in seismic zone 3, like most municipalities around Florence, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.142 g. With a restored stone farmhouse, find out whether the work covered the roof, floors and walls as well as finishes and systems.

On the clay hills of the Valdelsa slopes can shift, so the report checks the official landslide hazard maps for the address. The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are available.

Key points

  • Valdelsa village with San Vivaldo and Castelfalfi.
  • Farmhouses and second homes, many foreign buyers.
  • 3,470 residents, down 8.1% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.142 g.

Overview

Montaione is a municipality in the province of Firenze, in Toscana. At the end of 2023 it had 3,470 residents, among the smallest in the province (37 of 41).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montaione is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (28 of 41) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.142 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 8.1%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (47). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 8.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montaione declared an average taxable income of 21,895 euros, below the provincial average (27,023 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Montaione is in climate zone E, with 2,289 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 342 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Montaione has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 2 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 per 1,000 residents.

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 3.5% of the land in Montaione, compared with 7.4% in the province and 6.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Montaione 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 Montaione, 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 Montaione: 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 Montaione 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 46 inhabited census areas in Montaione. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 37.8%
  • good 62.2%

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 048027. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.