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Mallare: 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 Cattaneo 1, Mallare.

Mallare, woods and the Bormida valley behind Savona

Once you cross the watershed behind Savona, the landscape changes: no more olives and sea, but chestnut and beech woods and streams flowing north towards Piedmont. Mallare is here, in the Bormida valley, along the branch of the Bormida that bears its name, in mountain country with its centre along the river and houses scattered on the slopes.

It is a place of detached houses, often with land or woodland, and village homes on two or three floors. Many residents work in Savona or in the valley towns and commute by car. The climate is that of the Ligurian mountain hinterland (climate zone E), with cold winters, fog and sometimes snow, so insulation, the boiler and the roof weigh on running costs. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

In 2023 there were 1,065 residents, down 11.3% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 51.4 against 49.7 in the province, and over-65s are 32.6%, compared with 30.0% provincially. Foreign nationals make up 4.2%.

Earthquake hazard is moderate. In the province of Savona, 46 municipalities, Mallare included, are in seismic zone 3, 4 in zone 2 and 19 in zone 4. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.062 g. In older houses, damp, insulation and the heating and electrics matter more.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the municipality, and the report finds the plot from the address. Along the Bormida and the streams feeding it, the official flood maps should be read for the address; on wooded slopes, the landslide maps.

Key points

  • Village in the Bormida valley, inland from Savona.
  • Residents down 11.3% since 2011, over-65s at 32.6%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.062 g.
  • Cold winters: insulation and heating weigh on costs.

Overview

Mallare is a municipality in the province of Savona, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 1,065 residents, ranked 37 of 69 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Mallare 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 0.062 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 11.3%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (50). 33% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 4.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Mallare declared an average taxable income of 21,695 euros, below the provincial average (24,469 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Mallare is in climate zone E, with 2,416 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 458 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Mallare has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility and 2 sports facilities.

There are 0.9 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).

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 2.6% of the land in Mallare, 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

Mallare is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area by the Regione Liguria in 2026. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. 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 Mallare.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Mallare: 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 Mallare 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 27 inhabited census areas in Mallare. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 56.6%
  • good 43.4%

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 009036. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.