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Bormida: 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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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Via Piano Sottano 1, Bormida.

Bormida, the upper Val Bormida on the northern side

Beyond the watershed of the Ligurian Apennines, on the side that drops towards Piedmont, the Bormida river begins, and the village that bears its name sits in the upper valley at around six hundred metres, among beech and chestnut woods. It is in Liguria by province, but the landscape and climate are already those of the inland: cold winters, fog and snow in some years. Savona and the coast are a drive over the passes; Carcare and Cairo Montenotte are the nearest towns for services and work.

It is an elderly community. Istat, Italy's national statistics office, counted 327 residents in 2023, against 401 in 2011, a fall of 18.5%. The estimated average age is 58.5, against 49.7 in the province of Savona, and 43.7% of residents are over 65, compared with 30.0% across the province. Households are small, 1.68 people on average; foreign residents make up 4.9%.

The market consists of village houses and stone farmhouses, often with land and woodland, plus a few newer homes. Before buying, check the roof and gutters, insulation (the climate zone is E, but at this height winter bites), heating and winter access. For isolated houses, check the water supply, drainage and the road.

Bormida is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection scale, like 46 of the 69 municipalities in the province, with a low expected acceleration of about 0.066 g. In older houses upkeep and damp matter more than earthquakes.

Along the river and the streams on the valley floor the report checks the official flood maps, and on the slopes the landslide maps, always for the exact address. The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are published.

Key points

  • Upper Val Bormida, on the Apennine side facing Piedmont.
  • Average age 58.5, with 43.7% over 65.
  • Stone houses with woodland: check access, water and drainage.
  • Seismic zone 3, low expected acceleration, about 0.066 g.

Overview

Bormida is a municipality in the province of Savona, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 327 residents, ranked 61 of 69 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bormida 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 0.066 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 18.5%. The estimated average age is 58 years, higher than the province average (50). 44% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 4.9% of the population. On average, a household has 1.7 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bormida declared an average taxable income of 20,464 euros, below the provincial average (24,469 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bormida is in climate zone E, with 2,678 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 586 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bormida has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.

The data shows no schools 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 2.4% of the land in Bormida, 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

Bormida is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area 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 Bormida.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Bormida: 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 Bormida 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 10 inhabited census areas in Bormida. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 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

ISTAT code 009014. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.