Talla: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Arezzo, Toscana. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Talla, on the slopes of the Pratomagno in the Casentino
Tradition holds that Talla was the birthplace of Guido Monaco, the medieval monk credited with inventing musical notation. The village sits on the slopes of the Pratomagno ridge, in the southern Casentino, in the province of Arezzo, at around 350 metres, with hamlets scattered through chestnut and oak woods that climb towards the crest.
It is a small, quiet municipality where life revolves around the car. Arezzo is the city for the hospital, secondary schools, the university and offices, and the larger towns of the Casentino also offer services and shops. Houses for sale are mostly stone homes in the villages and farmhouses in the countryside, often with land; some have already been restored as second homes, others need almost complete rebuilding. The climate zone is E: winters are cold, and wood heating is common in isolated houses.
In 2023 there were 988 residents, down 12.6% on the 1,130 of 2011. The average age is 52.3, against 47.6 in the province, over-65s make up 35.2% (in the province, 26.6%) and foreign residents 8.5%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
Talla is in seismic zone 2, like 24 of the 36 municipalities in the province of Arezzo, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.153 g. For a farmhouse that needs restoring, have an engineer estimate the cost of strengthening the walls and roof before you settle on a price.
The report goes from the address to the plot using Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps. For a farmhouse with land on the slopes of the Pratomagno, it shows boundaries, slope and the official landslide maps, as well as real distances to services.
Key points
- Casentino village on the slopes of the Pratomagno.
- By tradition, the birthplace of Guido Monaco.
- Residents down 12.6% since 2011, over-65s at 35.2%.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.153 g.
Overview
Talla is a municipality in the province of Arezzo, in Toscana. At the end of 2023 it had 988 residents, among the smallest in the province (32 of 36).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Talla is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (24 of 36) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.153 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Talla, the building matters a great deal: ask for the design year, whether it met the 2008 seismic standards, and whether any seismic retrofit has been carried out.
Population
Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 12.6%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (48). 35% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 8.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Talla declared an average taxable income of 21,199 euros, below the provincial average (24,383 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Talla is in climate zone E, with 2,168 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 348 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Talla has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 sports facility.
The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 per 1,000 residents.
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 2.1% of the land in Talla, compared with 5.4% in the province and 6.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
Radon and contaminated sites
Talla 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 Talla.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Talla: 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 Talla 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 21 inhabited census areas in Talla. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 3.1%
- fair 57.7%
- good 39.2%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Toscana, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2025.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 051038. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.