Badalucco: 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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Badalucco, olive groves in the Argentina valley
Badalucco lies in the Argentina valley, inland from Taggia on the Ligurian Riviera, along the stream that gives the valley its name and runs through the village. The old centre is tight-knit, with tall houses built against one another, alleys and stepped lanes; the slopes all around are terraced and planted mostly with olive trees of the Taggiasca variety.
House hunters here are choosing between two quite different things. In the village there are flats spread over several levels, often with no car access to the door and little light on the lower floors; outside the centre there are rustic stone buildings and houses among the olive groves, reached by narrow hillside roads. Either way, check for damp in the walls, the state of the roof and, where there is land, the condition of the dry-stone terrace walls. For fuller services and the sea, people head down to Taggia and Sanremo. The climate zone is D, with winters cooler than on the coast.
In 2023 there were 1,075 residents, down 9.7% on 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 49.5, against 48.7 in the province, and over-65s make up 30.9%. Foreign nationals are 11.3% of the population and households average 1.95 people. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
In the province of Imperia, 30 municipalities are in seismic zone 2 and 36 in zone 3. Badalucco is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of 0.160 g. Stone houses built side by side often share walls with the neighbours, so before buying ask whether any structural work has been done on the whole block.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the municipality, and the report goes from the address to the plot. For terraced land or a house near the stream, the official landslide and flood maps are read for that exact spot.
Key points
- Village in the Argentina valley, inland from Taggia, among terraced olive groves.
- Residents down 9.7% since 2011, over-65s at 30.9%.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.160 g.
- Foreign nationals 11.3%, households of 1.95 people on average.
Overview
Badalucco is a municipality in the province of Imperia, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 1,075 residents, ranked 26 of 66 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Badalucco is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Only 30 of 66 municipalities in the province are in zone 2.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.160 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Badalucco, the building matters a great deal: ask for the design year, whether it met the 2008 seismic standards, and whether any seismic retrofit has been carried out.
Population
Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 9.7%. The estimated average age is 50 years, in line with the province. 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 11.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Badalucco declared an average taxable income of 19,352 euros, below the provincial average (21,487 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Badalucco is in climate zone D, with 1,543 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 179 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Badalucco has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy.
The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.9 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 4.0% of the land in Badalucco, 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
Badalucco 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 Badalucco.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Badalucco: 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 Badalucco 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 15 inhabited census areas in Badalucco. 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
- 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 008006. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.