Albissola Marina: 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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Albissola Marina, ceramics and a seafront next to Savona
Albissola Marina runs straight on from Savona on its eastern side, and you pass from one town into the other almost without noticing. The Sansobbia stream separates it from Albisola Superiore, which shares its name and a long tradition of ceramics. The Lungomare degli Artisti, a seafront promenade paved with mosaics by twentieth-century artists, is the town's calling card; behind it the hills rise steeply.
The housing market is shaped by holiday homes and summer lets. Resident households average 1.86 people, and in summer many homes fill up with holidaymakers. Anyone buying to live here all year chooses between the centre near the sea, with narrow houses and scarce parking, and the hillside areas, quieter but with steep roads. Declared average incomes are above those of the province of Savona.
There were 5,153 residents in 2023, down 7.4% since 2011. Over-65s make up 34.8%, against 29.0% for Liguria as a whole, and the average age is 52.0. Foreign residents account for 4.1%.
Earthquake hazard is low: seismic zone 4 on the Civil Protection scale, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.054 g. On the Ligurian coast other checks are more useful. Near the sea, salt air attacks steel reinforcement and render, so balconies and façades deserve a close look. Along the Sansobbia and the small streams coming down from the hills the report checks the official flood maps, and on the slopes the landslide maps.
The cadastral maps of the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) are published, and the report traces the address back to the building's plot.
Key points
- Ceramics town bordering Savona, with its mosaic seafront promenade.
- Over-65s at 34.8%, against 29.0% for Liguria.
- Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.054 g.
- Near the sea, salt air, balconies and façades matter most.
Overview
Albissola Marina is a municipality in the province of Savona, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 5,153 residents, ranked 15 of 69 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Albissola Marina is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Only 19 of 69 municipalities in the province are in zone 4.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.054 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
In zone 4 the risk is low, but for an older building it is still worth asking about the state of the structure.
Population
Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 7.4%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (50). 35% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 4.1% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Albissola Marina declared an average taxable income of 30,217 euros, above the provincial average (24,469 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Albissola Marina is in climate zone D, with 1,490 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 8 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Albissola Marina has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 8 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 8 sports facilities and 1 green area.
There are 0.4 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.9).
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 25.5% of the land in Albissola Marina, compared with 6.7% in the province and 7.3% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
Radon and contaminated sites
Albissola Marina is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Liguria in 2026. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. 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 contaminated sites in Albissola Marina.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Albissola Marina: 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 Albissola Marina 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 24 inhabited census areas in Albissola Marina. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 63.5%
- good 36.5%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Liguria, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2026.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 009003. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.