Economic activity is agricultural primarily based on cereals, wine and olives.

In 1783 control passed to Pietro Leopoldo of Lorena and this persisted until the Unification of Italy in 1861.

[1] The church of Bartholomew the Apostle and Saint Christopher[2] dates back to 1850, when it was rebuilt in neoclassical forms after being demolished by the earthquake of 14 August 1846, which caused destruction throughout the area.

It is elongated, following the ridge on which it rests, and is supported by imposing brick buttresses that exceed a height of 20 metres (66 ft).

[5] The Lorenzani palace was owned by a noble Pisan family who, almost certainly, gave the town its name.