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Boissano: 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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For example: Via Marici 1, Boissano.

Boissano, in the hills behind Loano

Boissano lies just inland from Loano, in the hills of the Riviera di Ponente in the province of Savona. The sea is in view and a few minutes' drive away, but the village is quieter than the coast: houses scattered among olive groves and vegetable plots, a compact centre, and roads climbing towards the mountains behind. For shopping, secondary schools, the station and services, people go down to Loano or other nearby Riviera towns.

House hunters find detached homes and small apartment buildings put up in recent decades, often with a garden or terrace, and a few old houses in the historic core. Some are second homes for people who come for the sea. The climate is mild (zone D), and declared incomes are close to the provincial average.

It is one of the municipalities in the area that is growing. Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,529 residents in 2023, up 3.8% on 2011; the average age is 47.3, lower than the 49.7 of the province of Savona, with 23.2% over 65 and 4.7% foreign residents.

Boissano is in seismic zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.104 g. For a hillside building from the 1970s to the 1990s, ask for structural documents and about retaining walls and drainage.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastre is published. Between the slopes and the streams running down to the sea, the report reads the official landslide and flood maps for the address.

Key points

  • Hills just inland from Loano, on the Riviera di Ponente
  • 2,529 residents, up 3.8% since 2011
  • Detached homes with gardens, some second homes
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.104 g

Overview

Boissano is a municipality in the province of Savona, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 2,529 residents, ranked 24 of 69 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Boissano 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 0.104 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 grown by 3.8%. The estimated average age is 47 years, lower than the province average (50). 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 4.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Boissano declared an average taxable income of 24,067 euros, in line with the province (24,469 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Boissano is in climate zone D, with 1,653 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 121 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Boissano has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility.

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 7.7% of the land in Boissano, 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

Boissano is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Liguria in 2026. 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 Boissano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Boissano: 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 Boissano 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 14 inhabited census areas in Boissano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 33.5%
  • good 66.5%

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 009011. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.