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Carrodano: 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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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, Carrodano.

Carrodano, the Vara valley with its own A12 junction

For many people the name Carrodano is first of all an exit on the A12 motorway between Genoa and La Spezia. The municipality lies in the Val di Vara, in the hinterland of La Spezia, at a low altitude of around 200 metres, among woods and small settlements. The junction is a real advantage: the Riviera di Levante coast and La Spezia can be reached in reasonable time.

That is the main advantage for a buyer here: living somewhere quiet, with stone houses and gardens, without being cut off. In the village itself, though, there are hardly any services, and for shopping, a pharmacy and schools you need to travel. Older houses should be checked carefully for damp, roofing and wiring.

The population is old: the estimated average age is 55.9, against 48.6 in the province, and over-65s make up 41.3%, compared with 27.8% across the province of La Spezia. In 2023 there were 465 residents, 10.7% fewer than in 2011. Foreign residents account for 3.2%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

For earthquakes, the municipality is in zone 3 on the national scale set by the Civil Protection Department, like 25 of the 32 municipalities in the province of La Spezia, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.128 g in the built-up area. In an old stone building it is worth having the connections between walls, floors and roof checked.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover Carrodano, and the report reaches the land parcel from the address. In a valley with steep slopes and streams, landslides and flash floods are read for the individual plot on the official maps.

Key points

  • Vara valley, with the Carrodano exit on the A12 motorway.
  • Average age 55.9, over-65s at 41.3%.
  • 465 residents, down 10.7% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.128 g.

Overview

Carrodano is a municipality in the province of La Spezia, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 465 residents, among the smallest in the province (32 of 32).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Carrodano is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (25 of 32) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.128 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 10.7%. The estimated average age is 56 years, higher than the province average (49). 41% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 3.2% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Carrodano declared an average taxable income of 20,312 euros, below the provincial average (25,530 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Carrodano is in climate zone D, with 1,888 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 215 metres above sea level.

Services

The data shows no schools 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 3.8% of the land in Carrodano, 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

Carrodano 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Carrodano. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Carrodano: 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 Carrodano 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 23 inhabited census areas in Carrodano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 16.4%
  • fair 83.6%

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

ISTAT code 011010. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.