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Ponsacco: 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 Gello 1, Ponsacco.

Ponsacco, furniture makers on the Valdera plain

Drive through Ponsacco and the furniture factories and showrooms along the main roads are the first thing you notice: the town has been known for decades for making and selling furniture. This is the lower Valdera, on the plain a few kilometres south of Pontedera, an area where towns, workshops and farmland alternate over short distances.

The location suits people working between Pisa, Livorno and Florence. The Florence-Pisa-Livorno dual carriageway can be joined at Pontedera, which also has a station on the Florence-Pisa line. In town, homes are mostly detached and terraced houses and small apartment buildings; the historic centre is small, and the market focuses on the residential areas that grew up around it.

In 2023 there were 15,570 residents, up 2.2% on 2011, and Ponsacco ranks 6 by population among the 37 municipalities of the province of Pisa. The population is younger than the provincial average: average age 45.2 against 46.9, over-65s at 22.6% against 25.3%. Foreign nationals make up 10.2%. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average. Recorded sports facilities and supermarkets are above the provincial rate per resident.

Earthquake hazard is moderate. Ponsacco is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection Department's classification, like the other 36 municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.136 g. For a converted workshop or a house from the 1960s or 1970s, ask for the structural design; for recent houses, insulation and heating systems matter more.

The Valdera plain is low-lying and crossed by rivers and canals, and after heavy rain water can cause trouble in the lowest spots. The report checks the flood maps for the address and, using the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, identifies the land parcel.

Key points

  • Furniture-making town in the lower Valdera, below Pontedera.
  • 15,570 residents, up 2.2% since 2011.
  • Average age 45.2, against 46.9 in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.136 g.

Overview

Ponsacco is a municipality in the province of Pisa, in Toscana. At the end of 2023 it had 15,570 residents, ranked 6 of 37 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ponsacco 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 0.136 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 2.2%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 10.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ponsacco declared an average taxable income of 23,557 euros, below the provincial average (25,727 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Ponsacco is in climate zone D, with 1,874 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 24 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Ponsacco has 11 schools and 5 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 12 grocery shops and supermarkets, 15 healthcare facilities, 20 sports facilities and 4 parks and green areas.

There are 0.8 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 20.1% of the land in Ponsacco, 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

Ponsacco 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 Ponsacco, and 4 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 Ponsacco: 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 Ponsacco 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 43 inhabited census areas in Ponsacco. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 23.8%
  • good 76.2%

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 050028. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.