Pieve di Teco: 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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Pieve di Teco, the arcaded market town of the Arroscia valley
The main street of Pieve di Teco is lined with arcades, and that alone explains the town's history: a market town in the Arroscia valley, on the road that climbs from the coast at Imperia to the Colle di Nava pass and down into Piedmont. The SS28 still passes through here and is the main link to the sea on one side and to Ormea and the Ceva area on the other.
Pieve is the service centre for the upper valley, with schools, a pharmacy and shops that also serve the surrounding villages. Buyers can choose between houses in the old town, often on several floors with thick walls, and country houses on the slopes among olive groves and woods. For the first, damp, stairs and systems matter; for the second, access, water and the surrounding land. Average declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.
There are 1,309 residents (2023), 6.5% fewer than in 2011. The average age is 49.0, almost the same as the province (48.7), and over-65s are 28.6%. Foreign residents make up 18.6%.
The province of Imperia is split between 30 municipalities in seismic zone 2 and 36 in zone 3. Pieve di Teco is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.146 g in the built-up area. In the old town's terraced buildings, which lean on one another, find out what work has been done on walls and floors.
The Arroscia stream runs along the valley floor below the town, while the slopes are steep. The report finds the land parcel on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps and checks the official flood and landslide maps for that address.
Key points
- Arcaded market town in the Arroscia valley.
- On the SS28 between the Imperia coast and Piedmont.
- 1,309 residents, foreign residents 18.6%.
- Seismic zone 3; valley floor and slopes checked by address.
Overview
Pieve di Teco is a municipality in the province of Imperia, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 1,309 residents, ranked 16 of 66 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pieve di Teco 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 6.5%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 18.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pieve di Teco declared an average taxable income of 20,339 euros, below the provincial average (21,487 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Pieve di Teco 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 240 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pieve di Teco has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 2 sports facilities.
The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 Pieve di Teco, 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
Pieve di Teco 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 Pieve di Teco; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pieve di Teco: 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 Pieve di Teco 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 24 inhabited census areas in Pieve di Teco. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 10.0%
- fair 90.0%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Liguria, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2026.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 008042. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.