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Tresana: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Massa-Carrara, 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 Roma 1, Tresana.

Tresana, hamlets and woodland in Lunigiana

Tresana is a municipality in Lunigiana, the Magra valley in the far north of Tuscany, between the Apuan Alps and the Apennines. It is not a single village but a cluster of hamlets spread between the valley floor and wooded hills, with the town hall in the lower part of the area. Aulla and La Spezia are the towns people turn to for work, trains and services.

For buyers, the choice of hamlet changes everything. Lower down, houses are closer to the main roads and services; on the higher ground there are stone villages, houses with land and farmhouses to restore, with narrow access roads and longer daily drives. With a stone house to restore, have a surveyor check the roof, the floors and whether past alterations were properly permitted.

Earthquake hazard is not negligible. Tresana is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection scale, like 13 other municipalities in the province of Massa-Carrara, with an expected acceleration of 0.173 g. In stone houses, the key points are the ties between walls and floors and the quality of the masonry.

In 2023 there were 1,912 residents, according to Istat, the national statistics office, down 8.3% on 2011. The population is old: an average age of 50.7 against 49.2 in the province, and over-65s at 32.2% against 28.8%. Foreign residents are 9.9%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The Revenue Agency publishes cadastral maps, and the report goes from the street to the land parcel. On the slopes and along the streams flowing into the Magra, landslide and flood maps are checked for the address.

Key points

  • Scattered hamlets in Lunigiana, the Magra valley.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.173 g.
  • Over-65s at 32.2%, above the provincial average.
  • Stone houses and farmhouses worth a surveyor's check.

Overview

Tresana is a municipality in the province of Massa-Carrara, in Toscana. At the end of 2023 it had 1,912 residents, ranked 13 of 17 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Tresana is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (14 of 17) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.173 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Tresana, 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 8.3%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (49). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 9.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Tresana declared an average taxable income of 21,284 euros, below the provincial average (23,864 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Tresana is in climate zone D, with 1,848 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 112 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Tresana has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 sports facility and 1 green area.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 4.1% of the land in Tresana, compared with 7.3% in the province and 6.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Tresana 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 low. 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 Tresana; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Tresana: 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 Tresana 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 47 inhabited census areas in Tresana. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.4%
  • fair 56.6%
  • good 43.0%

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 045015. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.