Sovicille borders the comuni of Casole d'Elsa, Chiusdino, Monteriggioni, Monteroni d'Arbia, Monticiano, Murlo, Siena.

A written record of the place survives from 23 April 1123, in which Pope Alexander III, originally from Siena, identifies it as Sufficille.

After the death of the last of the Medici rulers, power passed to the Dukes of Lorraine, who remained in control until the late 18th century, when the entire region was invaded by Napoleon Bonaparte's French armies.

The French remained in control until 1814, when, under the terms agreed at the Congress of Vienna, Sovicille was annexed to the Grand Duchy of Tuscany.

[1] Other notable villages include Ampugnano, Arnano, Barontoli, Brucciano, Caggio di Mezzo, Caldana, Carpineto, Castello, Celsa, Cerreto Selva, Costa, Cuove, Malignano, Palazzaccio, Palazzavelli, Pian dei Mori, Piscialembita, Poggio, Poggio Salvi, Ponte allo Spino, Recenza, San Giusto a Balli, San Salvatore a Pilli, Segalaie, Simignano, Stigliano, Solatio di Sotto, Toiano, Tonni, Valacchio and Valli.