Calice al Cornoviglio: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of La Spezia, Liguria. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Calice al Cornoviglio, hill hamlets in the Vara valley
Monte Cornoviglio, which gives the municipality its name, is the wooded peak that closes off this stretch of the Vara valley, inland from La Spezia. Calice al Cornoviglio is a scattered municipality: small hill hamlets among chestnut woods and meadows, linked by narrow winding roads, plus a flatter stretch towards the valley floor of the river Vara. The town hall stands at about 400 metres.
Buyers from the city mostly find stone houses here, often with a piece of land. La Spezia remains the reference point for work and services, reached by car down the valley. In the upper hamlets a car is needed even for the shopping. Declared incomes are below the provincial average and the climate zone is D, with mild but damp winters, so in a house that has been shut up for a long time, have the roof, damp and heating checked.
In 2023 there were 1,053 residents, down 8.1% on 2011. The average age reaches 51.7, against 48.6 for the province of La Spezia; over-65s make up 29.7% and foreign nationals 6.8%. Households are small, with 1.94 people on average.
In seismic terms the province is split: Calice is one of the 7 municipalities in zone 2, while the other 25 are in zone 3, according to the Civil Protection Department classification. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.152 g. For an old masonry building, ask whether any structural work has been done, and when.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps cover the municipality and the report traces the address to its land parcel. With steep slopes and streams running down to the Vara, landslide and flood hazard should be read address by address on the official maps.
Key points
- Scattered hill hamlets in the Vara valley, below Monte Cornoviglio.
- Seismic zone 2, like only 7 municipalities in the province.
- Residents down 8.1% since 2011, average age 51.7.
- Landslide and flood hazard to check address by address.
Overview
Calice al Cornoviglio is a municipality in the province of La Spezia, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 1,053 residents, ranked 22 of 32 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Calice al Cornoviglio is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Only 7 of 32 municipalities in the province are in zone 2.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.152 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Calice al Cornoviglio, the building matters a great deal: ask for the design year, whether it met the 2008 seismic standards, and whether any seismic retrofit has been carried out.
Population
Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 8.1%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (49). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 6.8% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Calice al Cornoviglio declared an average taxable income of 20,946 euros, below the provincial average (25,530 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Calice al Cornoviglio is in climate zone D, with 1,886 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 405 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Calice al Cornoviglio has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy.
The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 3.8% of the land in Calice al Cornoviglio, 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
Calice al Cornoviglio 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 low. 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 Calice al Cornoviglio.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Calice al Cornoviglio: 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 Calice al Cornoviglio 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 Calice al Cornoviglio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 53 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 17.5%
- fair 82.5%
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
- 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 011008. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.