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Loano: 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: Strada Statale 1 Aurelia 1, Loano.

Loano, marina and holiday homes on the western Riviera

On the western Ligurian Riviera, between Pietra Ligure and Borghetto Santo Spirito, Loano has a long beach, a large marina and a walled old town, where Palazzo Doria now houses the town hall. Behind it the narrow coastal plain quickly gives way to hills and Monte Carmo. The Genoa-Ventimiglia railway stops in town and the Via Aurelia runs along the coast.

Much of the housing market is holiday property. Many flats near the sea are second homes, used in summer and at weekends, and prices follow the distance from the beach and the view. People who want a year-round home often look at blocks further inland or up in the hills, where there are houses with gardens and steeper roads. The mild climate, zone C, keeps heating costs down.

Loano is old even by Ligurian standards. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 10,749 residents in 2023, down 7.0% since 2011. The estimated average age is 50.4 and over-65s make up 32.0%, against 30.0% in the province of Savona. Households are small, 1.95 people on average, and foreign residents account for 10.1%. Tourism shapes local services: 15.26 bars and restaurants per 1,000 residents, against 9.81 in the province.

Loano is in seismic zone 3, like 45 other municipalities around Savona, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.103 g in the built-up area. The hazard is moderate, and in an old town palazzo or a seafront block, damp, salt damage on the facades and building works already approved by the condominium often matter more.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report finds the plot from the address. In Liguria the short mountain streams can rise quickly after heavy rain, so flood hazard, and landslide hazard on the hills, are read for the individual address.

Key points

  • Marina, a station on the Genoa-Ventimiglia line, many holiday homes.
  • Over-65s at 32.0%, against 30.0% in the province.
  • 15.26 bars and restaurants per 1,000 residents.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.103 g.

Overview

Loano is a municipality in the province of Savona, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 10,749 residents, among the most populous in the province (6 of 69).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Loano is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (46 of 69) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.103 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 7.0%. 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 10.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Loano declared an average taxable income of 23,356 euros, in line with the province (24,469 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Loano is in climate zone C, with 1,337 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 4 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Loano has 9 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 15 grocery shops and supermarkets, 13 healthcare facilities, 20 sports facilities and 7 parks and green areas.

There are 1.4 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 18.9% of the land in Loano, 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

Loano 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 open contaminated sites in Loano; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Loano: 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 Loano 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 65 inhabited census areas in Loano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 71 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 21.8%
  • good 58.3%
  • very good 19.9%

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 009034. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.