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Laigueglia: 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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Laigueglia, a seaside village by Capo Mele

Laigueglia is a fishing village turned resort on the Riviera di Ponente, in the province of Savona, just past Alassio and at the foot of Capo Mele. The historic centre is a narrow strip of colourful houses between the beach and the hillside, crossed by lanes that run down to the sea; behind it the ground rises steeply towards olive groves and villas.

Tourism shapes the market. Many homes are holiday houses, used mainly in summer, alongside those of year-round residents. Buying in the old centre means old buildings, compact spaces, little parking and rules on facades; on the hillside, access, slope and the dry-stone terrace walls matter.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,698 residents in 2023, down 5.7% on 2011. The population is older, as in much of Liguria: an average age of 50.3 against 49.7 in the province, with over-65s at 31.2%. Foreign residents make up 12.8%.

Seismic hazard varies across the province of Savona: 4 municipalities are in zone 2, 46 in zone 3 and 19 in zone 4. Laigueglia is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of 0.140 g. In the village's old buildings, ask about any work on roofs and floors.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published and the report finds the plot from the address. For that point it reads the official maps for landslides on the hillside and flooding along the streams that run down to the sea.

Key points

  • Riviera seaside village between Alassio and Capo Mele.
  • Many holiday homes; a market driven by tourism.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.140 g.
  • Over-65s at 31.2%, average age 50.3.

Overview

Laigueglia is a municipality in the province of Savona, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 1,698 residents, ranked 31 of 69 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Laigueglia is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Only 4 of 69 municipalities in the province are in zone 2.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.140 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Laigueglia, the building matters a great deal: ask for the design year, whether it met the 2008 seismic standards, and whether any seismic retrofit has been carried out.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 5.7%. The estimated average age is 50 years, in line with the province. 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 12.8% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Laigueglia declared an average taxable income of 22,603 euros, below the provincial average (24,469 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Laigueglia is in climate zone C, with 1,206 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 November to 31 March, for up to 10 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 6 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Laigueglia has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 4 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 2.9 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more 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 21.7% of the land in Laigueglia, 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

Laigueglia 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 Laigueglia.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Laigueglia: 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 Laigueglia 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 18 inhabited census areas in Laigueglia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.1%
  • fair 57.5%
  • good 42.4%

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 009033. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.