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Montoggio: 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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Montoggio, the upper Scrivia valley behind Genoa

Montoggio is a municipality in the upper Scrivia valley, inland from Genoa, with the main village on the valley floor beside the stream and several hamlets on the wooded slopes. Genoa is reached by car over a pass road, and many residents work there.

Buyers here are often looking for more space and greenery than they can find in Genoa: detached houses, small villas and stone cottages. The differences between the valley floor and the higher hamlets are large, from aspect and winter snow to access roads. The climate zone is E, with colder winters than on the coast. Near the Scrivia and its tributaries, check the official flood maps; on the slopes, the landslide maps. The report reads both for the address.

At the end of 2023, Istat, Italy's national statistics office, counted 2,003 residents, down 2.9% on 2011, a modest fall for an inland municipality. The average age is 50.3 and 28.0% of residents are over 65, slightly fewer than the provincial 29.1%. Foreign residents make up 6.0%. Declared incomes are below the average for the Genoa metropolitan area.

Montoggio is in seismic zone 3, with a moderate expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of 0.090 g. With stone houses, ask about the state of the roof and floors and any work done on the walls.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report goes from the address to the building's land parcel.

Key points

  • Upper Scrivia valley municipality, inland from Genoa.
  • Population down 2.9% since 2011.
  • Valley floor and high hamlets: snow, access and aspect differ.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.090 g.

Overview

Montoggio is a municipality in the province of Genova, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 2,003 residents, ranked 41 of 67 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montoggio 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 0.090 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 2.9%. The estimated average age is 50 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 6.0% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montoggio declared an average taxable income of 24,150 euros, below the provincial average (26,655 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Montoggio is in climate zone E, with 2,486 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 438 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Montoggio has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.9 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 2.9% of the land in Montoggio, 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

Montoggio is not among the radon priority areas designated 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 Montoggio.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Montoggio: 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 Montoggio 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 41 inhabited census areas in Montoggio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.3%
  • fair 99.7%

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 010039. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.