Borghetto Santo Spirito: 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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Borghetto Santo Spirito, between the sea and the Varatella valley
On the western Riviera, between Loano and Ceriale, Borghetto Santo Spirito sits where the Varatella stream reaches the sea. The town is squeezed between the beach and the first hills, and both the old Via Aurelia coast road and the Genoa to Ventimiglia railway run through it. Head up the valley and you reach Toirano and its caves; Albenga and Savona are along the coast.
Much of the housing market here is holiday flats, often in blocks built during the tourist boom. Resident households are very small, 1.88 people on average, which tells you how many homes are lived in by one or two people, often elderly. If you plan to live here all year, expect a town that partly empties in winter.
There were 4,603 residents in 2023, 551 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 10.7%. The average age is 51.2, against 49.7 in the province of Savona, which is already one of the oldest in Italy, and over-65s make up 33.9%. Foreign residents account for 9.8%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
Borghetto is in seismic zone 3 in the Civil Protection classification, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.109 g. That is a medium to low level, but in blocks from the 1960s and 1970s it is still worth asking about the condition of the structure and of balconies exposed to salt air. Water is the more practical concern. The Varatella rises only a short way inland and can swell quickly in heavy rain, so near the stream bed and in the lower part of town it pays to look at the official flood maps, which the report checks for the address.
Key points
- Western Riviera, at the mouth of the Varatella, between Loano and Ceriale.
- Average age 51.2, over-65s at 33.9%.
- Households of 1.88 people: many holiday homes.
- Seismic zone 3; check flood maps near the stream.
Overview
Borghetto Santo Spirito is a municipality in the province of Savona, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 4,603 residents, ranked 17 of 69 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Borghetto Santo Spirito 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 0.109 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 10.7%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (50). 34% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 9.8% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Borghetto Santo Spirito declared an average taxable income of 20,650 euros, below the provincial average (24,469 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Borghetto Santo Spirito is in climate zone C, with 1,360 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 November to 31 March, for up to 10 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 2 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Borghetto Santo Spirito has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities, 2 sports facilities and 1 green area.
There are 0.7 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (1.0).
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 23.2% of the land in Borghetto Santo Spirito, 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
Borghetto Santo Spirito 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 open contaminated sites in Borghetto Santo Spirito; 3 have been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Borghetto Santo Spirito: 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 Borghetto Santo Spirito 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 53 inhabited census areas in Borghetto Santo Spirito. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 32.2%
- good 61.8%
- very good 6.0%
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 009012. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.