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Crocefieschi: 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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For example: Via Garibaldini 1, Crocefieschi.

Crocefieschi, a mountain summer retreat inland from Genoa

For generations of Genoese families, Crocefieschi was the place for summer holidays: a mountain village at around 740 metres in the hinterland behind Genoa, with cool air, woods and rock all around. Many houses are still second homes opened in summer, and this changes the feel of the village from one season to the next.

Buyers will find flats in small blocks, villas and stone village houses. If you plan to live here year-round, what matters is the road down to the Scrivia valley and the motorway, travel times to Genoa, and climate zone F, the coldest, with long winters. In apartment blocks ask about service charges and the state of the roof and façades; in older houses, about damp.

The resident population is small and elderly. In 2023 there were 534 residents, down 4.8% on 2011; the average age is 53.0 against 49.0 in the metropolitan city of Genoa, over-65s make up 33.5% and households have 1.59 people on average. Declared incomes are below the Genoa area average.

Crocefieschi is in seismic zone 3, like 64 of the 67 municipalities in the metropolitan city, with an expected ground acceleration in the village of about 0.093 g. More than earthquakes, upkeep is what counts in mountain houses: roofs, render, and wiring and plumbing left unused over winter.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality and the report links the address to its parcel. On the slopes of the Ligurian Apennines landslide hazard should be checked plot by plot, and it is among the checks the report runs at the address.

Key points

  • Traditional summer retreat for Genoese families.
  • Many second homes, climate zone F.
  • Over-65s at 33.5%, households of 1.59 people.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.093 g.

Overview

Crocefieschi is a municipality in the province of Genova, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 534 residents, ranked 53 of 67 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Crocefieschi 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 0.093 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 4.8%. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (49). 34% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 4.5% of the population. On average, a household has 1.6 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Crocefieschi declared an average taxable income of 24,160 euros, below the provincial average (26,655 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Crocefieschi is in climate zone F, with 3,467 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 742 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Crocefieschi has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 parks and green areas.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 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 4.2% of the land in Crocefieschi, 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

Crocefieschi 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 Crocefieschi.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Crocefieschi: 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 Crocefieschi 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 11 inhabited census areas in Crocefieschi. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 010020. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.