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Ceriale: 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 Aurelia 1, Ceriale.

Ceriale, a Riviera beach between Borghetto and Albenga

Ceriale takes up a stretch of the Riviera di Ponente, the western Ligurian coast, between Borghetto Santo Spirito and Albenga, where the hills leave room for a small plain facing a long beach. The town lives on seaside tourism, with a promenade, beach clubs, campsites and the Le Caravelle water park. Up on the hills behind is Peagna, a small medieval village that belongs to the municipality.

The housing market is dominated by seaside flats. Many blocks built between the 1960s and the 1980s are second homes for families from Piedmont and Lombardy, full in summer and quiet in winter; people looking to live here all year also consider the quieter streets towards the hills. The Aurelia coast road and the coastal railway run through the town, and the A10 motorway junctions at Borghetto and Albenga are close.

There were 5,345 residents in 2023 according to Istat, Italy's national statistics office, 470 fewer than in 2011 (down 8.1%). The average age is 49.2 (49.7 in the province of Savona) and over-65s make up 29.3%. Households average 2.00 people and foreign residents account for 10.2%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Ceriale is in seismic zone 3 of the classification by the Protezione Civile (Civil Protection Department), like 46 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.117 g. In coastal blocks, ask for the construction date and the minutes of residents' meetings: façades, balconies and reinforcing steel exposed to salt air are often the biggest cost.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps and the report finds the land parcel from the address. In Liguria, the short streams that run down from the hills can rise within hours in autumn rain, so near their mouths flood hazard should be checked for the individual address, as should landslide hazard on the slopes.

Key points

  • Western Riviera, between Borghetto Santo Spirito and Albenga.
  • Many second homes by the sea, busiest in summer.
  • Population down 8.1%; over-65s at 29.3%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.117 g.

Overview

Ceriale is a municipality in the province of Savona, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 5,345 residents, ranked 13 of 69 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ceriale 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 0.117 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 8.1%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 10.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ceriale declared an average taxable income of 21,109 euros, below the provincial average (24,469 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Ceriale is in climate zone C, with 1,251 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 November to 31 March, for up to 10 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 2 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Ceriale has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 11 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities, 6 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 2.1 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (1.0).

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 19.6% of the land in Ceriale, 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

Ceriale 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Ceriale, and 2 more have been cleaned up or closed. 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 Ceriale: 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 Ceriale 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 66 inhabited census areas in Ceriale. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.5%
  • fair 61.9%
  • good 37.6%

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 009024. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.