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Mezzanego: 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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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 Mario Ginocchio 1, Mezzanego.

Mezzanego, the Sturla valley behind Chiavari

Mezzanego lies inland from the Tigullio gulf, along the valley of the Sturla stream, roughly twenty minutes' drive behind Chiavari. The town hall is on the valley floor, but the municipality is really a scattering of hamlets on wooded slopes, each with its own church and stone houses. For work, secondary schools, the hospital and the railway, people look to the coast.

House hunters here usually choose between two very different settings. Down below, near the valley road and the stream, getting about is easy, but the official flood maps deserve a careful look. Higher up there are isolated houses and small clusters with views, where winter access, the slope of the land and the state of the dry stone walls matter most. The report checks landslide and flood hazard for the exact address.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,533 residents in 2023, down 5.6% since 2011. The average age of 47.4 is lower than the 49.0 of the province of Genoa, and over-65s make up 25.8% against 29.1% for the province. Foreign residents account for 10.2%. Declared incomes sit below the provincial average, which the city of Genoa pulls up.

For earthquakes, Mezzanego is in seismic zone 3, like 64 of the 67 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.118 g. With a renovated stone house, ask whether the work reached the floors and roof or only the finishes.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report can trace an address to its land parcel even for a farmhouse on the hillside.

Key points

  • Inland from the Tigullio gulf, in the Sturla valley behind Chiavari.
  • Average age 47.4, below the provincial 49.0.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.118 g.
  • Valley floor and slopes differ: the stream below, steep ground above.

Overview

Mezzanego is a municipality in the province of Genova, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 1,533 residents, ranked 45 of 67 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Mezzanego 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 0.118 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 5.6%. The estimated average age is 47 years, lower than the province average (49). 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 10.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Mezzanego declared an average taxable income of 21,081 euros, below the provincial average (26,655 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Mezzanego is in climate zone D, with 1,845 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 83 metres above sea level.

Services

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

There are 1.3 schools per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.8).

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 3.7% of the land in Mezzanego, 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

Mezzanego 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 Mezzanego.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Mezzanego: 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 Mezzanego 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 24 inhabited census areas in Mezzanego. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 92.4%
  • good 7.6%

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 010034. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.