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Neirone: 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: Frazione Ognio 119, Neirone.

Neirone, woods and hamlets inland from the Genoa Riviera

Inland from the eastern Genoa coast the landscape changes completely: narrow valleys, steep slopes covered in chestnut trees, stone hamlets linked by winding roads. Neirone is one of these municipalities, with its town hall at about 340 metres and a string of hamlets on the hillsides, Roccatagliata among them. For work and services, people head to Genoa or to the Tigullio coast.

Buyers here often want space and quiet, but they have to accept mountain roads and houses that need work. In Liguria many inland homes stand on terraces held up by dry-stone walls: the state of those walls, and how rainwater drains away, matter as much as the house itself.

There are 885 residents (2023), down 10.1% since 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics institute. The population is old: the estimated average age is 53.8 against 49.0 in the metropolitan area, and over-65s are 35.7% against 29.1%. Households are small, 1.70 people on average, and foreign residents are 5.1%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The Civil Protection department places Neirone in seismic zone 3, like 64 of the 67 municipalities in the Genoa area, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.092 g. In stone houses it is still worth having floors and roof checked before renovating.

On steep slopes and along the streams, landslides and flooding are the hazards to check: the report reads them on the official maps for the exact address. The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps, so the land parcel can be traced.

Key points

  • Inland from the eastern Genoa coast, with hamlets like Roccatagliata.
  • Terraces and dry-stone walls: check their condition.
  • Over-65s at 35.7%, households of 1.70 people.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.092 g.

Overview

Neirone is a municipality in the province of Genova, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 885 residents, ranked 49 of 67 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Neirone 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 0.092 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 10.1%. The estimated average age is 54 years, higher than the province average (49). 36% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 5.1% of the population. On average, a household has 1.7 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Neirone declared an average taxable income of 20,126 euros, below the provincial average (26,655 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Neirone is in climate zone E, with 2,290 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 342 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Neirone has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 green area.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 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 3.6% of the land in Neirone, 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

Neirone 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 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 Neirone.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Neirone: 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 Neirone 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 33 inhabited census areas in Neirone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 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 010041. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.