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Murlo: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Siena, 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 Tinoni 1, Murlo.

Murlo, woods and an Etruscan hilltop south of Siena

Murlo is known above all for the Etruscans. On the hill of Poggio Civitate, excavations uncovered a large building from the Archaic period, and the finds are displayed in the museum in the small walled village of Murlo. The municipality stretches south of Siena, between the Arbia and Merse valleys, in a landscape of hills and woods with very little built-up land.

The town hall and most residents are in Vescovado, the main centre, while Casciano and the other villages are smaller. The rest is farms, country houses and scattered homes, many restored as main residences or holiday homes. Siena is the reference point for work, secondary schools and hospital; you drive there, and the hill roads add time. If you are looking at a casale, a Tuscan farmhouse, think about water supply, waste water and heating costs as well.

The population is growing. Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,474 residents in 2023, up 3.6% on 2011. The average age of 45.8 is lower than the provincial figure (47.6), and over-65s make up 22.9% against 26.9% across the province of Siena. Foreign residents account for 12.2%, a high share.

Murlo is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, like most municipalities around Siena, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.141 g. For stone houses, ask what structural work was done during restoration. In low-lying spots near streams the report checks the flood maps, and on the hilltops the landslide maps.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for Murlo too, and the report finds the land parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Etruscan dig at Poggio Civitate and a museum in Murlo village.
  • Population up 3.6% since 2011, foreign residents 12.2%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.141 g.
  • Farmhouses: check water supply, drainage and heating.

Overview

Murlo is a municipality in the province of Siena, in Toscana. At the end of 2023 it had 2,474 residents, ranked 26 of 35 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Murlo is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (31 of 35) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.141 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 grown by 3.6%. The estimated average age is 46 years, lower than the province average (48). 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 12.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Murlo declared an average taxable income of 23,028 euros, below the provincial average (25,404 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Murlo is in climate zone D, with 1,846 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 294 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Murlo has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 sports facilities.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 1.9% of the land in Murlo, compared with 4.0% in the province and 6.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.7 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Murlo 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 no contaminated sites in Murlo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Murlo: 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 Murlo 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 45 inhabited census areas in Murlo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 73 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 13.9%
  • good 86.1%

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

ISTAT code 052019. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.