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Davagna: 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: Via Scoffera 1, Davagna.

Davagna, upper Val Bisagno and the Scoffera pass

The road from Genoa to the Val Trebbia crosses the Apennines at the Scoffera pass, within the municipality of Davagna. Davagna covers the upper Val Bisagno: there is no large centre, rather a string of hamlets scattered across the slopes among woods and meadows, with the town hall at about 500 metres. Central Genoa is about half an hour by car.

For many residents Davagna is a way to live outside the city while staying within reach of work. Buyers find Ligurian stone houses, often on terraced hillsides, detached homes and some rural buildings to restore. On the slopes, the winter road, parking, the dry-stone terrace walls and rainwater management all count; at this height the climate zone is E, with colder winters than on the coast.

There were 1,824 residents in 2023, down 5.3% on 2011. The average age is 50.9 (in the Metropolitan City of Genoa, 49.0), over-65s make up 31.1% and foreign residents 6.1%. Incomes are below the Genoa area average.

Davagna is in seismic zone 3, like 63 other municipalities in the Metropolitan City, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.086 g. The hazard is moderate; in stone houses it is still worth checking the roof and floors.

In an area made entirely of slopes, the position of the house matters. Starting from the address, the report identifies the land parcel on the Revenue Agency cadastral maps and shows slope and the official landslide and flood maps for that spot.

Key points

  • Upper Val Bisagno, including the Scoffera pass.
  • Scattered hamlets about half an hour from Genoa.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.086 g.
  • Terraced plots: dry-stone walls and rainwater.

Overview

Davagna is a municipality in the province of Genova, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 1,824 residents, ranked 42 of 67 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Davagna 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 0.086 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 5.3%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (49). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 6.1% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Davagna declared an average taxable income of 23,456 euros, below the provincial average (26,655 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Davagna is in climate zone E, with 2,369 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 522 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Davagna has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility and 1 sports facility.

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 4.9% of the land in Davagna, 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

Davagna 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 Davagna; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Davagna: 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 Davagna 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 31 inhabited census areas in Davagna. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 53 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 8.8%
  • fair 91.2%

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 010021. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.