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Armo: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Imperia, 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 San Bartolomeo 1, Armo.

Armo, a stone village in the upper Valle Arroscia

In the upper Valle Arroscia, the valley that runs from the hills behind Imperia down towards the plain of Albenga, Armo is a village of stone houses at around five hundred and eighty metres, not far from Pieve di Teco. The land is low mountain country, with woods, meadows and terraces. The Riviera coast is a drive away, but daily life revolves around the villages of the valley.

In 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 120 inhabitants, against 124 in 2011, a modest fall of 3.2%. Foreign residents account for 16.7%, over-65s for 35.8%, and the estimated average age is 51.7, against 48.7 in the province. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The houses in the village are old and built against one another, with narrow stairs and rooms on several levels. Before buying, a surveyor's inspection of the roof, floors and damp is useful, as is checking how water, electricity and gas reach the house. Winters are those of climate zone E: cool but not harsh.

In the province of Imperia 30 municipalities are in seismic zone 2 and 36 in zone 3 of the Civil Protection Department's scale. Armo is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.134 g. In a stone building, find out whether walls and floors were tied together during renovation.

On terraced slopes, landslide hazard needs checking for the individual plot, and the report does this on the official maps starting from the address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps also lead to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Stone village in the upper Valle Arroscia, near Pieve di Teco.
  • 120 residents in 2023; foreign residents at 16.7%.
  • Over-65s at 35.8%; average age 51.7.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.134 g.

Overview

Armo is a municipality in the province of Imperia, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 120 residents, among the smallest in the province (65 of 66).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Armo is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (36 of 66) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.134 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 3.2%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (49). 36% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 16.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Armo declared an average taxable income of 18,410 euros, below the provincial average (21,487 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Armo is in climate zone E, with 2,536 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 578 metres above sea level.

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 2.3% of the land in Armo, compared with 6.4% in the province and 7.3% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Armo 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 low. 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 Armo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Armo: 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 Armo 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 4 inhabited census areas in Armo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 008004. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.