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Leivi: 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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For example: Via dei Caduti 1, Leivi.

Leivi, the hills behind Chiavari

Leivi is the hillside municipality right behind Chiavari, on the Tigullio stretch of the Ligurian coast. It has no compact centre: it is a scattering of hamlets among olive groves, terraces and woodland, linked by narrow, winding roads that climb up from the coast. The sea is visible from many spots, but you need a car to get there.

It is a popular choice for people who work in Chiavari, Lavagna or Rapallo and want more space and greenery than the coastal towns can offer. Homes are mostly detached, often with a garden or a few terraces of land, and prices are generally lower than by the sea. The access road matters a great deal: gradient, width and parking vary from one hamlet to the next.

Istat, the national statistics institute, counts 2,439 residents in 2023, up 3.8% on 2011, which is unusual for Liguria. The average age is 48.8, in line with the 49.0 of the province of Genoa, and over-65s make up 27.8%. Foreign residents are 3.3%. Declared incomes are above the provincial average.

Leivi is in seismic zone 3, like 63 other municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of 0.101 g. For houses built on terraced land, it is worth checking the dry-stone and retaining walls and how rainwater drains away.

Conditions on the slopes change from one plot to another: the report measures elevation and gradient at the address, checks the official hazard maps and uses the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps to identify the land parcel.

Key points

  • Scattered hamlets on the hills behind Chiavari.
  • Population up 3.8% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.101 g.
  • Check access roads and retaining walls in person.

Overview

Leivi is a municipality in the province of Genova, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 2,439 residents, ranked 33 of 67 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Leivi 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 grown by 3.8%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 3.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Leivi declared an average taxable income of 27,583 euros, in line with the province (26,655 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Leivi is in climate zone E, with 2,133 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 272 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Leivi has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 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 10.8% of the land in Leivi, 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

Leivi 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 Leivi.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Leivi: 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 Leivi 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 21 inhabited census areas in Leivi. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 84.1%
  • good 15.9%

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 010029. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.