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Bargagli: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Genova, Liguria. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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For example: Via Martini Aimone 1, Bargagli.

Bargagli, the upper Bisagno valley on the road to Val Trebbia

Bargagli lies in the upper Bisagno valley behind Genoa, along the main road that climbs towards Torriglia and the Val Trebbia. It is a municipality of hamlets spread over the slopes, among chestnut woods and meadows, with the city centre about half an hour away by car, depending on traffic on the valley road. The climate is already inland, with colder winters than on the coast.

For many Genoese, Bargagli is the choice for a detached house with land within manageable reach of the city. There are stone houses in the old hamlets, and newer houses and small blocks of flats along the main road. Buyers should factor in the narrow lanes of the hamlets, the daily commute and heating costs. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,522 residents in 2023, down 10.2% on 2011. The average age is 48.5, close to the 49.0 of the province of Genoa; 26.2% are over 65 and 4.2% are foreign residents.

Bargagli is in seismic zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.086 g, a moderate hazard. With a stone house, find out whether the roof and floors have been redone and whether the retaining walls around the plot show cracks.

Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published. On the slopes and along the streams running down to the Bisagno, the report reads the official landslide and flood maps for the address.

Key points

  • Upper Bisagno valley, on the road to Val Trebbia
  • Genoa about half an hour by car
  • 2,522 residents, down 10.2% since 2011
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.086 g

Overview

Bargagli is a municipality in the province of Genova, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 2,522 residents, ranked 29 of 67 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bargagli is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (64 of 67) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.086 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 10.2%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 4.2% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bargagli declared an average taxable income of 23,133 euros, below the provincial average (26,655 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bargagli is in climate zone E, with 2,300 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 341 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bargagli has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 green area.

The data shows no healthcare facilities 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 6.1% of the land in Bargagli, 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

Bargagli 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 medium. 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 Bargagli.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Bargagli: 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 Bargagli 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 32 inhabited census areas in Bargagli. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.3%
  • fair 97.7%

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 010003. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.