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Suvereto: 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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Suvereto, the medieval village of the Val di Cornia

Suvereto is a medieval village in the Val di Cornia, in the southern part of the province of Livorno, built on a hillside looking over the plain and, further off, the sea. The old centre has walls, stone lanes and a fortress at the top; below it spread vineyards, olive groves and farmland. Wine is one of the main activities, and the area has its own appellation, Suvereto DOCG.

The coast is close: San Vincenzo and the beaches of the Gulf of Follonica are a short drive away, and Venturina Terme, on the plain, is where the shops and services are. The housing market is split between the village, with flats in old buildings, and the countryside, with farms and farmhouses sought after by foreign buyers and by people looking for a second home in Tuscany. Country houses often come with land to look after.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 2,932 residents in 2023, down 6.7% since 2011. The average age of 49.6 is above the provincial 48.7, over-65s make up 30.7% and foreign nationals 11.1%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquakes are not a central issue: Suvereto is in seismic zone 4, the lowest, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.066 g. Location relative to the river Cornia and the drainage ditches of the plain matters more, and the report checks the official flood maps for the address. In the village's stone houses, check roofs, damp and wiring and plumbing. Climate zone C brings mild winters.

Key points

  • Medieval village of the Val di Cornia, above the plain.
  • Suvereto DOCG vineyards, farms and farmhouses.
  • 2,932 residents, over-65s at 30.7%.
  • Seismic zone 4, the lowest, acceleration 0.066 g.

Overview

Suvereto is a municipality in the province of Livorno, in Toscana. At the end of 2023 it had 2,932 residents, ranked 15 of 19 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Suvereto 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 0.066 g, a moderate 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 6.7%. The estimated average age is 50 years, in line with the province. 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 11.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Suvereto declared an average taxable income of 19,811 euros, below the provincial average (24,772 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Suvereto is in climate zone C, with 1,162 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 90 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Suvereto has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 3 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 1.0 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.6).

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 3.2% of the land in Suvereto, 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

Suvereto 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 open contaminated sites in Suvereto; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Suvereto: 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 Suvereto 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 38 inhabited census areas in Suvereto. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 24.5%
  • good 40.5%
  • very good 35.1%

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 049020. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.