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Montegrosso Pian Latte: 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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For example: Via ai Prati 1, Montegrosso Pian Latte.

Montegrosso Pian Latte, high in the Valle Arroscia

Climbing the Valle Arroscia towards the Ligurian Alps, Montegrosso Pian Latte is one of the last villages before the real mountains begin. The centre is at around seven hundred metres, with stone houses spread over the hillside, meadows, woods and old farming terraces. In winter the climate is that of zone F, the coldest band, even though the Riviera coast is not far away as the crow flies.

People who buy here are mostly after a house for the summer or for weekends, cool and away from the crowded coast. The roads are mountain roads and services are down the valley, at Pieve di Teco and towards Albenga and Imperia: the report measures travel times to a pharmacy, a school and a supermarket from the address.

In 2023 Istat, Italy's national statistics office, recorded 111 residents, down 8.3% on the 121 of 2011. The community is elderly: an estimated average age of 56.9, against 48.7 in the province, and over-65s at 45.0%. Declared incomes are slightly above the provincial average.

On the Civil Protection Department's earthquake scale, the province of Imperia is divided between 30 municipalities in zone 2 and 36 in zone 3. Montegrosso is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.146 g, not a negligible value. If you are buying a stone house to restore, have a surveyor assess the walls, floors and roof before signing.

On a slope like this one, landslides are checked plot by plot, and the report does it on the official maps starting from the address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published and lead to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Upper Valle Arroscia village at the foot of the Ligurian Alps.
  • 111 residents in 2023, down 8.3% since 2011.
  • Average age 56.9; over-65s make up 45.0%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.146 g.

Overview

Montegrosso Pian Latte is a municipality in the province of Imperia, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 111 residents, among the smallest in the province (66 of 66).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montegrosso Pian Latte is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (36 of 66) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.146 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 8.3%. The estimated average age is 57 years, higher than the province average (49). 45% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 2.7% of the population. On average, a household has 1.6 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montegrosso Pian Latte declared an average taxable income of 22,367 euros, in line with the province (21,487 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Montegrosso Pian Latte is in climate zone F, with 3,093 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 721 metres above sea level.

Services

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 2.0% of the land in Montegrosso Pian Latte, 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

Montegrosso Pian Latte 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 Montegrosso Pian Latte.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Montegrosso Pian Latte: 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 Montegrosso Pian Latte 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 1 inhabited census areas in Montegrosso Pian Latte. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 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 008037. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.