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Sovicille: 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 Massetana 1, Sovicille.

Sovicille, the Montagnola hills and the Rosia plain near Siena

Between Siena and the wooded hills of the Montagnola, Sovicille is a municipality made up of many different places. The main village is a small hilltop settlement, but most people live in San Rocco a Pilli and Rosia, along the road that runs from Siena towards Grosseto, and in smaller hamlets such as Ancaiano, Torri, Brenna and Orgia. The Montagnola quarries once supplied the yellow marble used in many buildings in Siena.

The villages along the dual carriageway are the most convenient for anyone working in Siena, with schools and shops nearby and mostly recent housing. Towards the Montagnola and the Merse valley it is farmhouses, estates and agriturismi, with gravel roads and long distances to services. If you buy in the countryside, check winter access, water supply and the drainage system.

The population has hardly changed: 9,885 at the end of 2023, down 0.5% on 2011. The estimated average age is 46.3 against 47.6 for the province of Siena, and over-65s account for 24.5%. Foreign residents make up 10.4% and declared incomes are slightly above the provincial average.

Sovicille is in seismic zone 3, like most of the province, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.141 g. In a restored farmhouse, ask whether the work also covered the structure, for example new tie beams and floors, and get the related permits.

On the plain and near the streams the report checks the flood maps, and on the slopes of the Montagnola the landslide maps, for the exact address. The plot is found from the cadastral maps published by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate).

Key points

  • Villages on the Siena to Grosseto road, farmhouses towards the Montagnola.
  • 9,885 residents in 2023, down 0.5% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.141 g.
  • Country houses: check access, water supply and drainage.

Overview

Sovicille is a municipality in the province of Siena, in Toscana. At the end of 2023 it had 9,885 residents, ranked 7 of 35 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sovicille 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 10.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sovicille declared an average taxable income of 26,106 euros, in line with the province (25,404 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Sovicille is in climate zone D, with 1,797 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 265 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sovicille has 5 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities and 8 sports facilities.

There are 0.5 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.9).

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 4.6% of the land in Sovicille, compared with 4.0% in the province and 6.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 9.8 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Sovicille 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Sovicille, and 2 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 Sovicille: 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 Sovicille 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 106 inhabited census areas in Sovicille. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 6.0%
  • fair 43.3%
  • good 50.7%

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 052034. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.