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Fontanigorda: 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 Canale 1, Fontanigorda.

Fontanigorda, a summer retreat in the upper Trebbia valley

Fontanigorda is a village in the upper Trebbia valley, in the Apennines behind Genoa, at over eight hundred metres. For many Genoese families it has long been a summer retreat, and the housing shows it: alongside residents' homes are small villas and flats used mainly in summer. You reach it from the road that climbs the valley between Genoa and Piacenza.

The striking figure is age. Over-65s make up 44.4% of residents, against 29.1% in the province of Genoa, and the estimated average age is 57.3 against 49.0. Istat, Italy's national statistics office, counted 223 residents in 2023, against 274 in 2011, a fall of 18.6%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

For a buyer, the key question is how the house will be used. As a summer home, distance from services matters little; to live here all year, the winters of climate zone F, the mountain roads and the time it takes to reach a hospital or secondary school all count, and the report measures these from the address. Either way, check the roof, insulation and systems, which in houses opened only in summer have often sat idle for years.

Fontanigorda is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, like 64 of the 67 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.106 g in the built-up area. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report traces the land parcel from the address and checks the official landslide and flood maps, which deserve attention on sloping ground.

Key points

  • Summer retreat above eight hundred metres in the upper Trebbia valley.
  • Over-65s at 44.4%, against 29.1% in the province.
  • 223 residents in 2023, down 18.6% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.106 g.

Overview

Fontanigorda is a municipality in the province of Genova, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 223 residents, among the smallest in the province (62 of 67).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Fontanigorda 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 0.106 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 18.6%. The estimated average age is 57 years, higher than the province average (49). 44% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 6.3% of the population. On average, a household has 1.6 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Fontanigorda declared an average taxable income of 20,323 euros, below the provincial average (26,655 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Fontanigorda is in climate zone F, with 3,489 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 819 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Fontanigorda has 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets.

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 3.3% of the land in Fontanigorda, 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

Fontanigorda 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 medium. 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 Fontanigorda.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Fontanigorda: 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 Fontanigorda 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 Fontanigorda. 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 010024. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.