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Seravezza: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Lucca, 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: Traversa a di Via Fortunato Federigi 53, Seravezza.

Seravezza, Apuan marble and the Querceta plain

Seravezza takes its name from two streams, the Serra and the Vezza, which join in the town to form the river Versilia. The main town sits where the valleys of the Apuan Alps open onto the coastal plain, while the largest village, Querceta, lies down on the flat, a few kilometres from the sea at Forte dei Marmi. They are two very different places: a town squeezed between mountains, and a lowland centre with shops, services and the railway station.

Marble is the story here. Marble is still quarried on Monte Altissimo, where Michelangelo had quarries opened when he was looking for stone for Florence, and the town has the Palazzo Mediceo, a Medici residence now a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with the other Medici villas. Workshops and stone sawmills are still around, mostly on the plain.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 12,435 residents in 2023, 6.1% fewer than in 2011, and the population is older than the province of Lucca, with over-65s at 28.7% against 26.8%. Foreign nationals make up 5.4%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average, while housing demand is pushed by nearby Forte dei Marmi and Pietrasanta, especially in Querceta and towards the sea.

The municipality is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.137 g; in the province 22 municipalities, mainly in the Garfagnana and the middle Serchio valley, are in zone 2. For stone houses in the old town, have the walls, floors and roof checked before buying.

Water is the sensitive point. In 1996 a flood hit upper Versilia hard, and areas close to the streams and the river still need careful checking, as do the steep slopes where landslides are frequent. The report checks the official maps at the address and finds the land parcel on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Mountain town plus Querceta on the plain, near Forte dei Marmi.
  • Over-65s at 28.7%, against 26.8% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected ground acceleration about 0.137 g.
  • Streams and steep slopes: check flood and landslide hazard.

Overview

Seravezza is a municipality in the province of Lucca, in Toscana. At the end of 2023 it had 12,435 residents, ranked 8 of 33 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Seravezza is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 11 of 33 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.137 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 6.1%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 5.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Seravezza declared an average taxable income of 21,933 euros, below the provincial average (24,903 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Seravezza is in climate zone D, with 1,493 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 50 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Seravezza has 12 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets, 12 healthcare facilities, 9 sports facilities and 4 parks and green areas.

There are 1.0 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.8).

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 12.2% of the land in Seravezza, compared with 9.2% in the province and 6.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Seravezza 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 medium. 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 Seravezza.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Seravezza: 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 Seravezza 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 59 inhabited census areas in Seravezza. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 36.2%
  • good 63.8%

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 046028. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.