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Ospedaletti: 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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Ospedaletti, between Sanremo and Bordighera on the Riviera

Ospedaletti is a seaside town on the Riviera dei Fiori, squeezed between Sanremo and Bordighera. It sits in a small bay closed by headlands, with the town rising from the seafront onto hills farmed in terraces. The old coastal railway was moved inland and its route along the shore became a cycling and walking path, busy all year.

The property market is typical of western Liguria: flats in 1960s and 1970s blocks near the sea, villas on the higher ground and many second homes owned by Italians and foreigners. Slopes are steep and parking spaces scarce, two things to weigh up straight away. Sanremo is a few minutes away for services and the hospital, and France is close.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 3,167 residents in 2023, down 6.5% since 2011. It is a very old population: an average age of 51.5 against 48.7 for the province, and over-65s at 31.7%. Foreign nationals make up 12.3%, a high share, and average incomes are above those of Imperia province.

Ospedaletti is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.140 g: this part of the coast still remembers the earthquake of 1887. For an older block of flats, ask whether structural work has been done and read the minutes of residents' meetings. On the terraced slopes the report checks the official landslide maps for the address. The climate is mild, zone C.

Key points

  • Bay on the Riviera dei Fiori between Sanremo and Bordighera.
  • Average age 51.5, over-65s at 31.7%.
  • Seismic zone 3, acceleration 0.140 g.
  • Seafront cycle path on the old railway route.

Overview

Ospedaletti is a municipality in the province of Imperia, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 3,167 residents, ranked 9 of 66 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ospedaletti 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 0.140 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 6.5%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (49). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 12.3% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ospedaletti declared an average taxable income of 24,122 euros, above the provincial average (21,487 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Ospedaletti is in climate zone C, with 1,057 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 5 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Ospedaletti has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 3 healthcare facilities and 2 sports facilities.

There are 0.3 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.9).

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 18.7% of the land in Ospedaletti, 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

Ospedaletti 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 open contaminated sites in Ospedaletti; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Ospedaletti: 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 Ospedaletti 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 27 inhabited census areas in Ospedaletti. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.7%
  • fair 57.3%
  • good 40.0%

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 008039. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.