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Fascia: 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: Frazione Cassingheno 1, Fascia.

Fascia, a mountain village in the upper Val Trebbia

The upper Val Trebbia is Genoa's mountain hinterland: wooded valleys, open ridges and small villages that are a long way from the coast by road even if not as the crow flies. Fascia is one of them, at around nine hundred metres, a few houses clustered together amid land that is mostly woodland and pasture.

The figures from Istat, the national statistics office, say a lot about village life. In 2023 there were 67 residents, 33.0% fewer than in 2011, and the population is old: an estimated average age of 61.3 against 49.0 in the province of Genoa, with over-65s at 53.7% against 29.1%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

People usually buy here for a cool summer house away from the traffic, or to return to family roots. For everyday living, bear in mind that every service, from groceries to the doctor, means a long drive on mountain roads, and that climate zone F (the coldest band in Italy's heating classification) brings cold, snowy winters. In houses that are used only occasionally, check the roof, wiring, plumbing and damp carefully.

On earthquakes, Fascia is in seismic zone 3, like 64 of the 67 municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.101 g. A check of walls and floors is still useful in older buildings.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report links the address to its land parcel. On these Apennine slopes, landslide hazard should be checked on the official maps for the individual house, as it can change a great deal over short distances.

Key points

  • Mountain village in the upper Val Trebbia, at about 900 metres.
  • 67 residents in 2023, down 33.0% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 53.7%, against 29.1% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.101 g.

Overview

Fascia is a municipality in the province of Genova, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 67 residents, among the smallest in the province (66 of 67).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Fascia 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 0.101 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 33.0%. The estimated average age is 61 years, higher than the province average (49). 54% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 0.0% of the population. On average, a household has 1.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Fascia declared an average taxable income of 22,718 euros, below the provincial average (26,655 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Fascia is in climate zone F, with 3,655 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 900 metres above sea level.

Services

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 3.2% of the land in Fascia, 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

Fascia 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 Fascia.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Fascia: 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 Fascia 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 5 inhabited census areas in Fascia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 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 010022. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.