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Cogorno: 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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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: Corso Risorgimento 2, Cogorno.

Cogorno, the Entella valley behind Lavagna

Behind the seaside towns of Lavagna and Chiavari, on the left bank of the Entella river, Cogorno runs from the river plain up into hills covered with olive groves. In the hamlet of San Salvatore dei Fieschi stands the basilica built in the thirteenth century by the Fieschi family, the counts of Lavagna, with its black and white striped front.

The municipality has two faces. Down in the valley there are apartment blocks, shops and busy roads, a few minutes from the sea and from the Lavagna junction on the A12 motorway. Higher up, houses are scattered, often on terraces reached by narrow, steep lanes: the views and quiet come at a price in travel time and in the upkeep of dry-stone walls. For many it is a way of living on the Tigullio coast while spending less than in the seaside towns.

The Entella shapes this valley, and in its worst floods the water has more than once reached the plain towards the river mouth. For a ground-floor flat down in the valley, that is the first thing to check, together with the distance from the embankments; on the hillsides, landslide hazard matters instead. The report reads both sets of official maps for the exact address.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 5,701 residents in 2023, 1.1% more than in 2011. The province of Genoa is one of the oldest in Italy and Cogorno follows closely: an estimated average age of 48.1 against 49.0, with over-65s at 27.5%. Foreign nationals make up 5.8%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Almost the whole province, 64 municipalities including this one, is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection Department's classification, and the expected acceleration in Cogorno is about 0.107 g. In stone buildings, ask about the condition of roofs and floors. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report finds the parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Between the Entella plain and the hills behind Lavagna.
  • Fieschi basilica in the hamlet of San Salvatore.
  • 5,701 residents, over-65s at 27.5%.
  • Seismic zone 3; flood hazard to check near the river.

Overview

Cogorno is a municipality in the province of Genova, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 5,701 residents, ranked 13 of 67 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cogorno 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 0.107 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 grown by 1.1%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 5.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cogorno declared an average taxable income of 23,723 euros, below the provincial average (26,655 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cogorno is in climate zone D, with 1,490 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 38 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cogorno has 6 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities and 2 sports facilities.

There are 0.2 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.4).

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 16.2% of the land in Cogorno, 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

Cogorno 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 Cogorno; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cogorno: 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 Cogorno 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 34 inhabited census areas in Cogorno. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 37.2%
  • good 62.8%

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 010018. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.