Monte San Savino: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Arezzo, Toscana. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Monte San Savino, Sansovino's hill town in the Valdichiana
Monte San Savino looks out over the Valdichiana valley from its western side, on a hill at about 330 metres between Arezzo and Siena. The walled historic centre is largely Renaissance: the sculptor Andrea Sansovino was born here, and the Loggia dei Mercanti is traditionally attributed to him. The fortified hamlet of Gargonza also lies within the municipality, and the A1 motorway junction named after the town is down on the plain.
The municipality is large and varied. On the hills there is the old town, plus farmhouses and smallholdings among olive groves and vines, many turned into country homes or farm stays; on the plain, along the roads into the Valdichiana, there are workshops and newer houses. Prices and the work needed differ widely between a flat in the centre and an isolated farmhouse reached by a gravel track.
There are 8,527 residents (2023), down 2.5% since 2011. The average age of 47.0 is just below the province of Arezzo (47.6), with 25.4% over 65 and foreign nationals at 7.7%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average. Healthcare facilities are very few (0.12 per 1,000 residents against 0.53), and for hospital care people go to Arezzo or elsewhere in the Valdichiana.
In the province of Arezzo, 24 municipalities are in seismic zone 2 and 12 in zone 3. Monte San Savino is in zone 3, with expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.147 g, a medium value. In stone farmhouses, the condition of the walls, timber floors and roofs matters, as does the quality of past restoration work.
The clay hills and the ditches on the plain are the places to check for landslides and flooding. The report does this on the official maps starting from the address, and finds the parcel on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps.
Key points
- Renaissance hill town above the Valdichiana, birthplace of Sansovino.
- 8,527 residents, down 2.5% since 2011.
- Hillside farmhouses and newer homes near the A1 junction.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.147 g.
Overview
Monte San Savino is a municipality in the province of Arezzo, in Toscana. At the end of 2023 it had 8,527 residents, ranked 14 of 36 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Monte San Savino is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 12 of 36 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.147 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 2.5%. 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 7.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Monte San Savino declared an average taxable income of 22,897 euros, below the provincial average (24,383 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Monte San Savino is in climate zone E, with 2,140 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 330 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Monte San Savino has 7 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 3 sports facilities.
There are 0.1 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.5).
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 6.0% of the land in Monte San Savino, compared with 5.4% in the province and 6.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.4 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Monte San Savino 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 3 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Monte San Savino, and 2 more have 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 Monte San Savino: 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 Monte San Savino 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 75 inhabited census areas in Monte San Savino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 60.9%
- good 39.1%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Toscana, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2025.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 051025. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.