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Peccioli: 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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For example: Via di Mezzo di Legoli 1, Peccioli.

Peccioli, Valdera hills and open-air art

Peccioli is built on a hill above the Era valley, in the heart of the Valdera. In recent decades the town has become known for the contemporary artworks placed around the village and its hamlets, such as the painted houses of Ghizzano, and for the waste disposal site within its boundaries, whose income has paid for public services and projects.

The landscape is classic Pisa hill country: wheat fields, vineyards, olive groves and villages on the hilltops. Pontedera, with its station, jobs and the Florence-Pisa-Livorno dual carriageway, is about twenty minutes away. Buyers find flats in the old centre, farmhouses in the countryside and detached homes in the hamlets; with farmhouses, access, unpaved roads and upkeep costs all count. Anyone considering a purchase should also check where the property lies in relation to the waste site.

The population is slowly declining: 4,684 residents in 2023, down 5.2% on 2011. The average age is 48.6 against 46.9 in the province of Pisa, over-65s make up 27.8% and foreign residents 7.0%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

All 37 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 3; in Peccioli the expected ground acceleration is about 0.141 g, towards the upper end of the zone. The clay hills of the Valdera are prone to landslides, and along the Era some areas are exposed to flooding: the report checks both for the address, a step not to skip for isolated farmhouses.

Key points

  • Hilltop above the Era, about twenty minutes from Pontedera.
  • 4,684 residents, down 5.2% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.141 g.
  • Hillside landslides and Era flooding to be checked.

Overview

Peccioli is a municipality in the province of Pisa, in Toscana. At the end of 2023 it had 4,684 residents, ranked 22 of 37 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Peccioli 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 0.141 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 fallen by 5.2%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (47). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 7.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Peccioli declared an average taxable income of 22,474 euros, below the provincial average (25,727 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Peccioli is in climate zone D, with 1,772 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 144 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Peccioli has 6 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 6 healthcare facilities and 7 sports facilities.

There are 1.1 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more 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 4.2% of the land in Peccioli, 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

Peccioli 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 open contaminated sites in Peccioli; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Peccioli: 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 Peccioli 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 48 inhabited census areas in Peccioli. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.1%
  • fair 30.1%
  • good 69.8%

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 050025. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.