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Arnasco: 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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Arnasco, hills inland from Albenga

Behind the plain of Albenga, on the first hills of inland Liguria, Arnasco is a village of a few hundred people spread among terraces, woods and small clusters of houses. The centre stands at around three hundred metres.

For a buyer, the advantage is a quiet place that is still close to the coast: Albenga has the railway station, the motorway junction, the hospital and secondary schools. Homes are mainly stone village buildings, rural houses on the terraces and more recent villas. Much of the land is terraced with dry stone walls: the condition of these walls and access to the property, often along narrow roads, should be checked before signing. The climate is zone D, with mild winters.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 554 residents in 2023, 76 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 12.1%. The average age is 51.5, slightly above that of the province of Savona (49.7), and foreign nationals make up 10.8%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The province of Savona has municipalities in three seismic zones: 4 in zone 2, 46 in zone 3 and 19 in zone 4. Arnasco is in zone 3, with an expected acceleration of about 0.131 g. For a stone house it is worth knowing whether the walls have been strengthened.

On Ligurian slopes, landslides and streams in flood are the most real risk, and the report checks the plot on the official maps. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality and link the address to the plot.

Key points

  • Hill village inland from Albenga, at around three hundred metres.
  • Average age 51.5, foreign nationals 10.8%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.131 g.
  • Terraces and dry stone walls to check before buying.

Overview

Arnasco is a municipality in the province of Savona, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 554 residents, ranked 54 of 69 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Arnasco 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 0.131 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 12.1%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (50). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 10.8% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Arnasco declared an average taxable income of 20,306 euros, below the provincial average (24,469 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Arnasco is in climate zone D, with 2,006 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 290 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Arnasco has 1 school and 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.0 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 5.1% of the land in Arnasco, 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

Arnasco 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 Arnasco.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Arnasco: 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 Arnasco 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 6 inhabited census areas in Arnasco. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 54 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 4.4%
  • fair 95.6%

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 009007. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.