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Montecarlo: what to know before buying a home

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

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Montecarlo, a walled hill town between Lucca and the Valdinievole

The Tuscan Montecarlo stands on a hill rising from the plain between Lucca and the Valdinievole. The walled village, with its fortress at the top and a small historic theatre, is surrounded by vineyards and olive groves: this is where Montecarlo wine, which has a protected designation of origin, is made. Below the hill, on the plain, the hamlets and newer areas have detached houses, businesses and roads leading to the neighbouring towns.

Buyers choose between two worlds. Inside the walls the houses are old, often on several floors, with restrictions on façades, little room for a car and wide views over the plain. Down below are villas and restored farmhouses, more practical for anyone commuting to Lucca, Altopascio or Montecatini; the Florence to coast motorway passes close by.

The population is stable: 4,435 residents, practically the same as in 2011 (19 fewer). The average age of 46.6 is slightly lower than in the province (48.1), foreign residents make up 9.1% and households have 2.51 members on average. Declared incomes are a little above the average for the province of Lucca.

Montecarlo is in seismic zone 3, like 10 other municipalities in the province, while 22, mostly in the inland valleys, are in zone 2. The expected ground acceleration is about 0.131 g. In the historic buildings of the village, structural work often needs special permission from the heritage authorities, so find out beforehand what has been done and what is still needed.

The data lists 47 services in the municipality. The land registry maps are published by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate), and for each address the report reads the landslide maps on the hill and the flood maps on the plain.

Key points

  • Walled hill village with a fortress, a theatre and Montecarlo vineyards.
  • 4,435 residents, stable since 2011; foreign residents 9.1%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.131 g.
  • Old houses inside the walls, villas and farmhouses on the plain.

Overview

Montecarlo is a municipality in the province of Lucca, in Toscana. At the end of 2023 it had 4,435 residents, ranked 16 of 33 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montecarlo is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 11 of 33 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.131 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, lower than the province average (48). 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 9.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montecarlo declared an average taxable income of 25,805 euros, in line with the province (24,903 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Montecarlo is in climate zone D, with 1,956 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 162 metres above sea level.

Services

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

There are 0.2 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer 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 14.2% of the land in Montecarlo, compared with 9.2% in the province and 6.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Montecarlo 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 Montecarlo. 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 Montecarlo: 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 Montecarlo 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 31 inhabited census areas in Montecarlo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 88.3%
  • good 11.7%

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 046021. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.