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Montecatini Val di Cecina: what to know before buying a home

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

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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Via Volterrana 1, Montecatini Val di Cecina.

Montecatini Val di Cecina, the copper mine village

Not to be confused with the spa town of Montecatini Terme, Montecatini Val di Cecina is a hill village in inland Tuscany, south-west of Volterra, with its centre perched on a hilltop and hamlets spread across hills, woods and the valley of the river Cecina. For centuries the village lived off the Caporciano copper mine, now open to visitors as a museum, and that history can still be seen in the miners' houses and the old mine buildings.

Buyers find stone houses in the village and farmhouses in the countryside, often with land. Distances matter here: Volterra is the nearest town for services, while the coast at Cecina and the larger towns of the province take a longer drive. With an isolated farmhouse, check the unpaved roads, water and drainage, and whether outbuildings and extensions are properly authorised.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,688 residents in 2023, down 7.3% from 1,820 in 2011. The population is older than the provincial average, with a mean age of 50.5 against 46.9 and over-65s at 31.6%. Foreign residents make up 10.1% and declared incomes are below the provincial average.

All 37 municipalities in the province of Pisa are in seismic zone 3 under the Civil Protection classification; here the expected ground acceleration is 0.140 g. In stone houses, look at the roof and at how walls and floors are tied together. On the hills the report checks the official landslide maps for the exact address, and the Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published.

Key points

  • Hill village near Volterra, with an old copper mine.
  • All 37 municipalities in Pisa province in seismic zone 3.
  • Population down 7.3%, average age 50.5.
  • Isolated farmhouses: check roads, water and outbuildings.

Overview

Montecatini Val di Cecina is a municipality in the province of Pisa, in Toscana. At the end of 2023 it had 1,688 residents, ranked 29 of 37 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montecatini Val di Cecina is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. All 37 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.140 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 7.3%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (47). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 10.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montecatini Val di Cecina declared an average taxable income of 20,402 euros, below the provincial average (25,727 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Montecatini Val di Cecina is in climate zone E, with 2,107 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 416 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Montecatini Val di Cecina has 4 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility and 5 sports facilities.

There are 1.8 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.3).

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 2.0% of the land in Montecatini Val di Cecina, compared with 7.0% in the province and 6.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Montecatini Val di Cecina 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 Montecatini Val di Cecina. 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 Montecatini Val di Cecina: 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 Montecatini Val di Cecina 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 19 inhabited census areas in Montecatini Val di Cecina. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 13.6%
  • fair 66.6%
  • good 19.8%

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 050019. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.