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Ortovero: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Savona, 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 Roma 1, Ortovero.

Ortovero, the Arroscia valley behind Albenga

Ortovero is a municipality inland from Albenga, at the mouth of the Arroscia valley, where the cultivated plain gives way to the first hills. The land is farmed, with greenhouses, market gardens, vineyards and olive groves, and homes are spread between the village, its hamlets and the countryside.

Albenga and the coast are a short drive away, and people rely on them for secondary schools, the hospital and the railway. Buyers here find detached houses with land, villas and a few old houses in the historic cores, often with more space than is available on the coast. On agricultural land, check what can be built or extended, and whether there are wells or rights of way. Incomes are below the average for the province of Savona.

The population is young and growing: 1,698 residents in 2023, up 7.3% on 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office, with an average age of 43.3 against 49.7 in the province and over-65s at 19.3% against 30.0%. Foreign residents make up 12.7% and households have 2.25 members on average.

Ortovero is in seismic zone 3, like 46 municipalities in the province; 4 are in zone 2 and 19 in zone 4. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.139 g. In the stone houses of the hamlets, have roofs and walls checked.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published. The report finds the land parcel from the address and reads the official flood maps, important on the plain near the Arroscia torrent, and the landslide maps for the slopes.

Key points

  • Inland from Albenga, at the mouth of the Arroscia valley.
  • Residents up 7.3% since 2011, average age 43.3.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.139 g.
  • On the plain, check flooding by address.

Overview

Ortovero is a municipality in the province of Savona, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 1,698 residents, ranked 32 of 69 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ortovero is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (46 of 69) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.139 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 grown by 7.3%. The estimated average age is 43 years, lower than the province average (50). 19% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 12.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ortovero declared an average taxable income of 20,627 euros, below the provincial average (24,469 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Ortovero is in climate zone C, with 1,335 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 November to 31 March, for up to 10 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 63 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Ortovero has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets 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 6.8% of the land in Ortovero, compared with 6.7% in the province and 7.3% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Ortovero 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 Ortovero.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Ortovero: 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 Ortovero 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 8 inhabited census areas in Ortovero. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 25.3%
  • fair 74.7%

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 009045. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.