Castiglione Chiavarese: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Genova, Liguria. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Castiglione Chiavarese, the green hinterland of Sestri Levante
A few kilometres of road inland from the coast at Sestri Levante bring you to Castiglione Chiavarese, a municipality of wooded hills and small scattered hamlets, with the town hall at about two hundred and seventy metres. Many residents work on the coast or travel to Chiavari and Genoa, and find roomier houses here and a quieter pace than on the Riviera.
The land is all slopes, terraces and hamlets linked by narrow roads. For a buyer the key points are year-round car access, sun exposure, which in Ligurian valleys makes a big difference in winter, and the condition of the dry-stone walls around the property. The report measures the gradient at the house and checks the official landslide and flood maps along the streams.
Istat, the national statistics office, records 1,565 residents in 2023, 4.7% fewer than in 2011. The population is on the older side, with an average age of 51.3 against 49.0 for the province of Genoa and over-65s at 32.6%. Foreign residents are 7.6% and households average 1.98 people. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
Almost the whole province is in seismic zone 3: 64 municipalities out of 67. Castiglione Chiavarese is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.120 g. For a renovated stone house, ask to see the planning permits for the work and find out whether it involved the floors and roof.
Cadastral data is available: the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the maps, and the report works back from the address to the land parcel.
Key points
- Hills inland from Sestri Levante, with scattered hamlets.
- Average age 51.3, over-65s at 32.6%.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.120 g.
- Slope, sun and access to check house by house.
Overview
Castiglione Chiavarese is a municipality in the province of Genova, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 1,565 residents, ranked 44 of 67 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castiglione Chiavarese 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 0.120 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 4.7%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (49). 33% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 7.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castiglione Chiavarese declared an average taxable income of 21,537 euros, below the provincial average (26,655 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Castiglione Chiavarese is in climate zone E, with 2,346 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 271 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Castiglione Chiavarese has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 sports facility.
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 3.9% of the land in Castiglione Chiavarese, 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
Castiglione Chiavarese 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 Castiglione Chiavarese.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Castiglione Chiavarese: 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 Castiglione Chiavarese 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 Castiglione Chiavarese. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 99.1%
- good 0.9%
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
- 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 010013. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.