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Calice Ligure: 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 Vecchia 1, Calice Ligure.

Calice Ligure, the Pora valley behind Finale

Calice Ligure fills a narrow valley inland from Finale Ligure, along the Pora stream, a short drive from the sea. The main village sits low, close to the water, while the hamlets climb the slopes among olive groves, woodland and old stone terraces. The coast is a few minutes away by car.

Buyers find village houses in the centre, scattered rural cottages in need of work and a few detached homes on the hillsides. With a cottage, check the access road, often narrow, the condition of the dry stone walls holding up the terraces, and whether the house is connected to the sewer. The report measures elevation and slope at the address and checks the official landslide and flood maps, which matter both near the stream and on the slopes.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,697 residents in 2023, up 0.8% on the 1,683 of 2011, so the population has barely moved in over a decade. The average age is 49.6, in line with 49.7 across the province of Savona, and over-65s make up 28.2%. Foreign residents account for 2.9% and households have 2.06 people on average. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average, and the climate zone is D, with mild winters.

For earthquakes, Calice is in seismic zone 3 under the Civil Protection classification, like 45 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.076 g in the built-up area. In an old stone house, look at how walls and floors are tied together and at the state of the roof. The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps, and the report finds the land parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Pora valley, just inland from Finale Ligure.
  • Population up 0.8% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.076 g.
  • Hillside cottages: check access, dry stone walls and slope.

Overview

Calice Ligure is a municipality in the province of Savona, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 1,697 residents, ranked 33 of 69 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Calice Ligure 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 0.076 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 50 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 2.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Calice Ligure declared an average taxable income of 23,397 euros, in line with the province (24,469 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Calice Ligure is in climate zone D, with 1,437 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 70 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Calice Ligure has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

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 3.7% of the land in Calice Ligure, 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

Calice Ligure 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 Calice Ligure.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Calice Ligure: 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 Ligure 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 16 inhabited census areas in Calice Ligure. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 42.1%
  • good 57.9%

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 009016. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.