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Lucinasco: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Imperia, 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: Via Cesare Battisti 1, Lucinasco.

Lucinasco, olive terraces in the hills behind Imperia

Behind Imperia the hills are covered in terraced olive groves, and Lucinasco sits on one of these ridges, at around five hundred metres. The village has a compact stone centre, with houses built against each other and narrow lanes, surrounded by olive terraces, woods and small hamlets. The coast and Imperia are where people go for work, schools, the hospital and trains, a drive along hill roads.

The market includes houses in the old centre, rural buildings among the olive groves and renovated homes. On the terraces, dry stone walls, vehicle access and drainage matter; in older houses, the roof, damp and wiring and plumbing. The report checks the official landslide and flood maps at the exact address.

Lucinasco bucks the trend of many inland villages: there were 308 residents in 2023, up 10.0% on 2011, according to Istat, Italy's national statistics office. The population is younger than the provincial average, with an average age of 44.0 against 48.7 and over-65s at 22.4% against 28.5%. Foreign residents account for 29.9%. Declared incomes are below the average for the province of Imperia.

In the province of Imperia, 30 municipalities are in seismic zone 2 and 36 in zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department's national scale. Lucinasco is in zone 2, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.157 g, a medium value. For multi-storey stone houses in the centre, ask what work has been done on floors and roof and whether it took earthquake safety into account.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastre is published, and the report traces the land parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Terraced olive hills behind Imperia, at about 500 metres.
  • 308 residents in 2023, up 10.0% since 2011.
  • Average age 44.0, younger than the province.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.157 g.

Overview

Lucinasco is a municipality in the province of Imperia, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 308 residents, ranked 53 of 66 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Lucinasco is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Only 30 of 66 municipalities in the province are in zone 2.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.157 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Lucinasco, 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 grown by 10.0%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (49). 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 29.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Lucinasco declared an average taxable income of 18,046 euros, below the provincial average (21,487 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Lucinasco is in climate zone E, with 2,339 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 499 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Lucinasco has 1 school.

The data shows no pharmacies within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.4 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 4.7% of the land in Lucinasco, compared with 6.4% in the province and 7.3% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Lucinasco 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 Lucinasco.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Lucinasco: 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 Lucinasco 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 6 inhabited census areas in Lucinasco. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 54 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 008033. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.