Borgio Verezzi: 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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Borgio Verezzi, the seaside village and the hilltop hamlet
The municipality has two sides, and both are in its name. Borgio is the lower part, on the Riviera di Ponente between Pietra Ligure and Finale Ligure, with houses near the sea and a seafront promenade; Verezzi is the stone village on the hill, with its small hamlets and the square where a theatre festival known across Italy is held every summer. The area also has the Borgio Verezzi caves, open to visitors.
For a buyer the difference between the two is sharp. Down below there are apartment blocks and holiday homes, many of them second homes, handy for the beach and services; up the hill there are stone houses with terraces and views, but narrow, steep lanes, hard parking and dry stone walls to maintain. Savona is the provincial capital, reached by car along the coast.
According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 2,098 residents in 2023, down 9.8% on 2011. It is an older community: the average age is 52.5, above the 49.7 of the province of Savona, and over-65s make up 34.8%. Foreign residents account for 8.2%. Declared incomes are above the provincial average.
The seismic zone is 3, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.086 g. In houses near the sea, salt air and damp weigh more: balcony steelwork, render and window frames are the first things to check.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps. Between coast and hillside, the report shows the official landslide and flood maps for the address, along with distances to services.
Key points
- Borgio by the sea, Verezzi a stone village on the hill.
- Many second homes, residents down 9.8%.
- Average age 52.5, over-65s at 34.8%.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.086 g.
Overview
Borgio Verezzi is a municipality in the province of Savona, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 2,098 residents, ranked 28 of 69 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Borgio Verezzi 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 0.086 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 9.8%. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (50). 35% 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 Borgio Verezzi declared an average taxable income of 27,230 euros, above the provincial average (24,469 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Borgio Verezzi is in climate zone C, with 1,351 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 32 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Borgio Verezzi has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.
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 23.1% of the land in Borgio Verezzi, 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
Borgio Verezzi 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 Borgio Verezzi.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Borgio Verezzi: 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 Borgio Verezzi 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 Borgio Verezzi. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 26.4%
- good 73.6%
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 009013. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.