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Uzzano: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Pistoia, 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 Provinciale Lucchese 1, Uzzano.

Uzzano, the hill village and the plain towards Pescia

Uzzano borders Pescia, and on the plain it is almost an extension of it. The municipality rises from the Valdinievole plain, where the town hall and the most built-up areas are, up to Uzzano Castello, the old village on the hill, with stone houses and narrow lanes looking over the valley.

House-hunters find two opposite situations. On the hill there are historic houses and old farm buildings, often in need of work, with steep access and little parking. On the plain there are detached houses, small blocks and terraces, mixed in with the greenhouses and nurseries of the flower-growing area around Pescia. Montecatini Terme, Buggiano and Pescia have shops and services close by, and the Chiesina Uzzanese junction on the Florence to the coast motorway (A11) is near.

The plain is heavily built up and criss-crossed by ditches and channels draining towards the Fucecchio marshes, like the nearby Pescia stream. For a house near a watercourse, the report checks the official flood maps; on the hill, slope and landslides are the things to look at.

The population is stable: Istat, the national statistics office, counted 5,646 residents in 2023, down 0.8% on 2011, so almost unchanged. Uzzano is younger than the province of Pistoia, with an estimated average age of 45.7 against 47.5 and over-65s at 22.0% against 26.3%. Foreign nationals make up 9.5%, and declared incomes are in line with the provincial average, slightly above it. There are 7 sports facilities on record, more than average per resident.

In the province, 6 municipalities are in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection Department's classification, and the other 14 are in zone 3. Uzzano is in zone 3, with an expected acceleration of about 0.137 g. In the hill village, old masonry houses deserve a check of roofs, floors and cracks before you buy. Cadastral maps from the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) are published, and the report works from the address to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Old hill village and a built-up plain on the Pescia border.
  • Chiesina Uzzanese junction on the A11 motorway nearby.
  • Younger than the province: over-65s at 22.0%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.137 g.

Overview

Uzzano is a municipality in the province of Pistoia, in Toscana. At the end of 2023 it had 5,646 residents, ranked 16 of 20 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Uzzano is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (14 of 20) are in the same zone.

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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 46 years, lower than the province average (48). 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 9.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Uzzano declared an average taxable income of 23,748 euros, in line with the province (23,480 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Uzzano is in climate zone D, with 1,837 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, Uzzano has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 7 sports facilities.

There are 0.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer 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 20.1% of the land in Uzzano, compared with 10.3% in the province and 6.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Uzzano is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Toscana in 2025. 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 Uzzano; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Uzzano: 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 Uzzano 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 43 inhabited census areas in Uzzano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 83.5%
  • good 16.5%

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 047021. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.