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Aurigo: 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 Piave 1, Aurigo.

Aurigo, in the Val Maro above the Impero valley

The Impero valley climbs from the coast at Imperia, in western Liguria, towards the Ligurian Alps, and its upper part is called the Val Maro. Aurigo sits here, on a slope above the valley floor at around four hundred and thirty metres, among olive groves, chestnut trees and woods. The village is small and compact, with stone houses along narrow lanes, and Imperia and the sea are a drive down the valley.

People buying in the Val Maro are usually after a stone house with a view over the valley, to live in or for the summer. Many houses have been done up at different times, with mixed results: ask what work was done on the roof, floors and services, and under which permits. The olive terraces around the village are held up by dry stone walls that need upkeep. Climate zone E brings winters that are mild compared with the mountains but damp in uninsulated houses.

Istat, Italy's national statistics office, counted 328 residents in 2023, against 346 in 2011, a fall of 5.2%. The estimated average age is 51.2, against 48.7 in the province of Imperia, and 36.0% of residents are over 65, compared with 28.5% across the province. Foreign residents make up 8.2%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The hills behind Imperia have a level of seismic activity that should not be underestimated. Aurigo is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection scale, like 36 of the 66 municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration in the village of about 0.157 g. In stone houses built against each other, find out whether there are tie rods or ring beams and how the roofs were redone.

On the terraced slopes the report checks the gradient and the official landslide maps for the address, and finds the land parcel with the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Val Maro, the upper Impero valley above Imperia.
  • Stone houses: ask about work and permits on roof and floors.
  • Average age 51.2, with 36.0% over 65.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.157 g.

Overview

Aurigo is a municipality in the province of Imperia, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 328 residents, ranked 51 of 66 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Aurigo 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 0.157 g, a medium-high 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 5.2%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (49). 36% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 8.2% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Aurigo declared an average taxable income of 18,842 euros, below the provincial average (21,487 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Aurigo is in climate zone E, with 2,170 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 431 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, Aurigo has 1 grocery shop.

The data shows no schools 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 4.6% of the land in Aurigo, 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

Aurigo 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 Aurigo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Aurigo: 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 Aurigo 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 Aurigo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 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 008005. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.