Camogli: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Genova, Liguria. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
Liveability index free for any address
Land sheet 6 free checks
Search for an address in Camogli
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 Aurelia 1, Camogli.
Camogli, the little harbour and the Portofino headland
Tall, brightly painted houses squeezed between the small harbour and the hillside are Camogli's best-known image, on the western side of the Portofino headland in the Golfo Paradiso. The town has a long tradition of merchant sailors and sea captains. The municipality also includes the hamlets of San Rocco and Ruta and, reachable only on foot or by boat, the abbey of San Fruttuoso.
Buying here means coming to terms with the mountain behind. The centre is a tangle of narrow alleys (caruggi) and stairways, many houses cannot be reached by car and parking spaces are scarce and expensive. The Genoa-La Spezia railway stops at Camogli, and Genoa is a short train ride away. A significant share of homes are second homes, and part of the territory lies within the Portofino Park, where building or extending is tightly restricted.
Camogli is one of the oldest municipalities in Liguria, itself Italy's oldest region. In 2023 there were 4,930 residents, down 10.1% on 2011; the average age is 52.0 against 49.0 in the Genoa metropolitan area, and people over 65 make up 34.3%. Households are small, 1.89 people on average, and foreign residents account for 5.4%. Declared incomes are well above the provincial average.
Seismic hazard is moderate: Camogli is in zone 3, like 63 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.080 g. In historic houses, slate roofs, sea-facing façades, damp and services are what matter most.
The most concrete risk is the ground. Cliffs, rocks and steep slopes can give way, and the streams coming down from the mountain swell quickly in autumn storms. The report checks landslide and flood risk at the address and uses the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps.
Key points
- Portofino headland, with San Fruttuoso within the municipality.
- Over-65s at 34.3%, average age 52.0.
- Station on the Genoa-La Spezia line; few houses reachable by car.
- Seismic zone 3; landslides and streams to check.
Overview
Camogli is a municipality in the province of Genova, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 4,930 residents, ranked 16 of 67 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Camogli is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (64 of 67) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.080 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 10.1%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (49). 34% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 5.4% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Camogli declared an average taxable income of 32,788 euros, above the provincial average (26,655 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Camogli is in climate zone D, with 1,531 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 32 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Camogli has 6 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities, 10 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.
There are 1.0 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).
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 11.2% of the land in Camogli, 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
Camogli 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 open contaminated sites in Camogli; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Camogli: 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 Camogli 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 50 inhabited census areas in Camogli. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 71 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 10.2%
- good 88.4%
- very good 1.4%
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 010007. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.