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Ameglia: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of La Spezia, 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 Pisanello 1, Ameglia.

Ameglia, the mouth of the Magra and the Montemarcello headland

At the far eastern end of Liguria, where the river Magra meets the sea, the municipality of Ameglia brings together very different places: the historic village on the hill, Bocca di Magra and Fiumaretta at the river mouth, and Montemarcello high on the headland that separates the river from the Gulf of La Spezia. Much of the area lies within the Montemarcello-Magra-Vara regional park.

Buyers here choose the landscape first. Along the river there are boatyards and moorings; at the mouth, low houses and beaches; on the headland, villas and houses set in Mediterranean scrub with sea views. In low-lying areas near the Magra the official flood maps need careful reading, while on the headland slope and landslides matter. The report checks both for the exact address.

Tourism weighs heavily: there are 14.48 restaurants and bars per 1,000 residents, against 7.55 in the province, and many homes are second homes. Istat, the national statistics office, counts 4,283 residents in 2023, down 4.5% on 2011, with an average age of 51.0, high even for Liguria, and over-65s at 30.5%. Households are small, 1.92 people on average.

The province of La Spezia has 7 municipalities in seismic zone 2 and 25 in zone 3; Ameglia is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of around 0.126 g. In houses near the sea, salt air, damp and the condition of the steel inside the concrete are the points to have checked before buying.

Key points

  • Magra river mouth, Bocca di Magra, Fiumaretta and Montemarcello.
  • Restaurants and bars: 14.48 per 1,000 residents.
  • Average age 51.0, households of 1.92 people.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.126 g.

Overview

Ameglia is a municipality in the province of La Spezia, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 4,283 residents, ranked 12 of 32 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ameglia is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (25 of 32) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.126 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 resident population has fallen by 4.5%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (49). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 6.4% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ameglia declared an average taxable income of 25,065 euros, in line with the province (25,530 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Ameglia is in climate zone C, with 1,385 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 89 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Ameglia has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 8 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 per 1,000 residents.

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 14.2% of the land in Ameglia, compared with 8.0% in the province and 7.3% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Ameglia 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Ameglia, and one more has 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 Ameglia: 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 Ameglia 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 28 inhabited census areas in Ameglia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 6.7%
  • fair 90.5%
  • good 2.8%

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 011001. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.