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Albenga: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Savona, Liguria. 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 al Piemonte 2, Albenga.

Albenga, medieval towers and the Centa plain

Albenga is the town of towers. Its historic centre, one of the best preserved in Liguria, still has its medieval tower houses, the cathedral and an early Christian baptistery. It sits on the widest plain of the Riviera di Ponente, built up by the river Centa, and off the coast lies the island of Gallinara.

The plain is farmland: greenhouses, nurseries and market gardens grow basil, potted plants and vegetables such as the local purple asparagus. Buyers can choose between the old town, the districts towards the sea, the hill hamlets and country houses on the plain, which are often tied to farms. For getting about there is the Genoa to Ventimiglia railway, with a station in town, and the A10 motorway.

The population is stable: 23,575 residents at the end of 2023, practically the same as the 23,576 of 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. Albenga ranks number 2 by population in the province of Savona, and for Liguria it is a young town: an estimated average age of 48.0 against 49.7 in the province, with over-65s at 27.5%. Foreign nationals make up 11.7%.

The Centa is the first thing to look at. The river has burst its banks several times, flooding districts and farmland on the plain. The report checks the official flood hazard maps for the address, since the hazard varies a lot from street to street; for ground-floor homes or those with basements, also ask what happened during the most recent floods.

For earthquakes Albenga is in zone 3, like 45 other municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.127 g. In the tower houses and stone buildings of the centre, the condition of the walls and timber floors is what counts. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here and the report goes from the address to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Medieval centre with tower houses, farmland on the Centa plain.
  • 23,575 residents, stable since 2011.
  • The Centa has flooded several times: check flood hazard.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.127 g.

Overview

Albenga is a municipality in the province of Savona, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 23,575 residents, the second most populous in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Albenga is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (46 of 69) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.127 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 48 years, lower than the province average (50). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 11.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Albenga declared an average taxable income of 21,722 euros, below the provincial average (24,469 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Albenga is in climate zone C, with 1,203 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 November to 31 March, for up to 10 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 5 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Albenga has 23 schools and 7 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 29 grocery shops and supermarkets, 31 healthcare facilities, 38 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.

There are 0.3 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.5).

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 22.9% of the land in Albenga, compared with 6.7% in the province and 7.3% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.5 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Albenga is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Liguria in 2026. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.

Official databases list 6 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Albenga, and 6 more have been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Albenga: 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 Albenga 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 126 inhabited census areas in Albenga. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.9%
  • fair 45.6%
  • good 52.5%

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 009002. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.