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Dego: 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 Girini 1, Dego.

Dego, the Val Bormida in the Savona hinterland

Dego stretches along the Val Bormida, on the banks of the Bormida di Spigno river, in the hinterland of Savona province. Here Liguria already looks like Piedmont: low wooded hills, meadows, small clusters of houses and a valley floor where roads and services are concentrated.

The village looks to nearby Cairo Montenotte, the main town in the valley, and to Savona for work, the hospital and schools. Homes are mostly family houses, detached homes and rural buildings in the hamlets. Near the river, read the flood maps carefully, and on the slopes check gradient and ground stability. Average incomes are slightly below the provincial level.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,794 residents in 2023, 10.4% fewer than in 2011. The average age is 50.2, similar to the 49.7 of Savona province, and over-65s make up 31.7%. Households have 1.92 members on average and foreign residents account for 8.6%.

The earthquake picture is calm: Dego is in seismic zone 4, the lowest, like 18 other municipalities in the province, and the expected acceleration is 0.052 g. With houses, damp, roofs and services matter more, along with the condition of the facades on older buildings.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps. From the address, the report finds the land parcel and measures the actual distance to schools, shops and pharmacies.

Key points

  • Val Bormida village along the Bormida di Spigno.
  • Seismic zone 4, the lowest, acceleration 0.052 g.
  • Population down 10.4% since 2011.
  • Near the river: check flood-prone areas.

Overview

Dego is a municipality in the province of Savona, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 1,794 residents, ranked 30 of 69 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Dego is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Only 19 of 69 municipalities in the province are in zone 4.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.052 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

In zone 4 the risk is low, but for an older building it is still worth asking about the state of the structure.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 10.4%. The estimated average age is 50 years, in line with the province. 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 8.6% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Dego declared an average taxable income of 22,685 euros, below the provincial average (24,469 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Dego is in climate zone E, with 2,105 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 317 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Dego has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility, 2 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.6 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer 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 3.7% of the land in Dego, 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

Dego 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 no contaminated sites in Dego.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Dego: 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 Dego 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 43 inhabited census areas in Dego. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.4%
  • fair 99.6%

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 009027. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.