Montalto Carpasio: 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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Montalto Carpasio, two Argentina valley villages in one
Montalto Carpasio was created by the recent merger of two municipalities, Montalto Ligure and Carpasio, in the Argentina valley, the hinterland that climbs from the coast at Taggia towards the Ligurian Alps. Both are stone villages built on the slopes, with tall houses, alleys and terraces around them.
Buyers here usually want a house in the green within easy reach of the western Riviera. Before signing, try the road, check the dry-stone walls of the terraces around the house and ask when the roof and the wiring and plumbing were last redone. In village houses on several floors, stairs, access for maintenance and damp in rooms set against the hillside matter too.
The population has held steady: 518 residents in 2023, up 0.2% on 2011 for the two villages together. It is, however, an old population, with an average age of 52.8 against 48.7 in the province of Imperia and over-65s at 37.5% (28.5% in the province). Foreign residents are 15.1%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
The Imperia hinterland has a higher seismic hazard than other parts of Liguria. Montalto Carpasio is in zone 2 on the Civil Protection department's national scale, like 30 of the 66 municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.161 g. For a stone house, get a surveyor's opinion on walls, floors and roof.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps cover the whole municipality, and the report finds the land parcel from the address; on steep slopes, gradient and landslide hazard are read on the official maps for the exact spot.
Key points
- Formed by merging Montalto Ligure and Carpasio.
- Argentina valley, inland from the western Riviera.
- Over-65s at 37.5%, against 28.5% in the province.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.161 g.
Overview
Montalto Carpasio is a municipality in the province of Imperia, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 518 residents, ranked 41 of 66 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montalto Carpasio 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 0.161 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Montalto Carpasio, 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (49). 37% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 15.1% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montalto Carpasio declared an average taxable income of 16,494 euros, below the provincial average (21,487 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Montalto Carpasio is in climate zone E, with 2,958 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 720 metres above sea level.
Services
In the Overture Maps data, Montalto Carpasio has 1 grocery shop.
The data shows no schools 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 1.9% of the land in Montalto Carpasio, 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
Montalto Carpasio 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 Montalto Carpasio.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Montalto Carpasio: 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 Montalto Carpasio 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 14 inhabited census areas in Montalto Carpasio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Liguria, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2026.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 008068. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.