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Magliolo: 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: Via Canova 1, Magliolo.

Magliolo, the Maremola valley behind Pietra Ligure

From the coast at Pietra Ligure, a drive up the Maremola valley brings you to Magliolo, a hill village among olive groves, chestnut woods and small hamlets. The sea is close, but the landscape is already that of inland Liguria, with narrow roads, dry-stone walls and houses built to follow the slope. Work and services are mostly on the coast, around Pietra Ligure, Loano and Finale Ligure.

Magliolo's population is growing: 968 residents in 2023, up 5.6% on the 917 of 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. It is also younger than the province of Savona, with an average age of 47.8 against 49.7 and over-65s at 26.8%, against 30.0%. Households average 2.08 people and foreign residents are 5.1%.

People looking for a home here usually want space, greenery and the sea within easy driving distance. The market offers stone houses in the hamlets, rural buildings to restore and newer detached houses. With a rural building, check that it complies with planning rules, that a car can reach it, that it is connected to mains water and that the retaining walls of the terraces are sound.

The province of Savona has municipalities in three seismic zones, as classified by the Civil Protection Department: Magliolo is in zone 3, like 46 of the 69 municipalities, with expected ground acceleration of 0.083 g. The climate is mild (zone D), with short winters.

The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps. The report starts from the address, finds the land parcel and compares it with the official landslide and flood maps, a useful check in an area of slopes and streams.

Key points

  • Maremola valley, inland from Pietra Ligure.
  • 968 residents in 2023, up 5.6% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 26.8%, against 30.0% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.083 g.

Overview

Magliolo is a municipality in the province of Savona, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 968 residents, ranked 41 of 69 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Magliolo 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 0.083 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 5.6%. The estimated average age is 48 years, lower than the province average (50). 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 5.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Magliolo declared an average taxable income of 22,889 euros, below the provincial average (24,469 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Magliolo is in climate zone D, with 1,991 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 1 November to 15 April, for up to 12 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 270 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Magliolo 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 1.0 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 4.4% of the land in Magliolo, 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

Magliolo is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area 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 contaminated sites in Magliolo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Magliolo: 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 Magliolo 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 20 inhabited census areas in Magliolo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 91.3%
  • good 8.7%

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 009035. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.