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Porto Azzurro: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Livorno, 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 Provinciale Provinciale Ovest 1, Porto Azzurro.

Porto Azzurro, the sheltered bay on Elba's east coast

Porto Azzurro opens onto a sheltered bay on the eastern coast of the island of Elba, with the town gathered around the harbour and its quays. Until after the Second World War it was called Porto Longone, and above the town stands the fortress the Spanish built in the early seventeenth century. Ferries to Piombino on the mainland leave from the island's other ports, Portoferraio first among them.

People buy here mainly for the sea. The market mixes flats in the centre near the harbour, detached houses on the surrounding hills and homes used as second homes or let in summer. In the services data there are 19.00 cafés and restaurants per 1,000 residents, against a provincial average of 7.97, which shows how much tourism counts. If you plan to live here all year, expect a much quieter winter and a ferry crossing for any specialist appointment on the mainland.

In 2023 there were 3,632 residents, 5.1% fewer than in 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The population is younger than the province of Livorno as a whole: an average age of 47.0 against 48.7, with over-65s at 22.4% against 28.1%. Foreign residents make up 8.3%.

Seismic hazard is low: the municipality is in zone 4 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, like 13 municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.033 g. For a seaside home, salt air, damp, ventilation and the state of windows and doors matter more.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the municipality, so the report finds the land parcel from the address. In the low ground behind the bay and near the drainage ditches it checks flood risk, and on the hills landslides.

Key points

  • Sheltered bay on Elba's east coast, formerly Porto Longone.
  • 19.00 cafés and restaurants per 1,000 residents.
  • Over-65s at 22.4%, below the provincial 28.1%.
  • Seismic zone 4; by the sea, salt and damp matter more.

Overview

Porto Azzurro is a municipality in the province of Livorno, in Toscana. At the end of 2023 it had 3,632 residents, ranked 12 of 19 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Porto Azzurro is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Most municipalities in the province (13 of 19) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.033 g, a low value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

In zone 4 the risk is low, but for an older building it is still worth asking about the state of the structure.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 5.1%. The estimated average age is 47 years, lower than the province average (49). 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 8.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Porto Azzurro declared an average taxable income of 22,734 euros, below the provincial average (24,772 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Porto Azzurro is in climate zone C, with 1,023 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 November to 31 March, for up to 10 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 2 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Porto Azzurro has 5 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities and 6 sports facilities.

There are 1.4 schools per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.7).

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 10.8% of the land in Porto Azzurro, compared with 10.2% in the province and 6.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Porto Azzurro 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 Porto Azzurro. 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 Porto Azzurro: 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 Porto Azzurro 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 22 inhabited census areas in Porto Azzurro. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 51.7%
  • good 31.5%
  • very good 16.8%

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 049013. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.