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Pignone: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of La Spezia, Liguria. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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Search for an address in Pignone

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 del Villaggio 7, Pignone.

Pignone, a valley village behind the Cinque Terre

Pignone lies inland in the province of La Spezia, in a narrow green valley behind the Cinque Terre and the coast at Levanto. The village is low-lying, below 200 metres, along the stream that runs through it, with wooded slopes rising straight up around it. La Spezia is the provincial capital and the town people go to for work and services.

For anyone wanting a house near the sea away from the crowds of the coast, the La Spezia hinterland is a common choice. Here it pays to look closely at where the property stands in relation to the stream: the lowest houses closest to the water should be checked on the flood maps, and those on the slopes on the landslide maps. The report does this for every address.

In 2023 there were 527 residents, down 12.0% on the 599 of 2011. The average age is 51.3 against 48.6 in the province, and over-65s make up 32.6%, above the provincial 27.8%. Foreign residents are 5.3%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Pignone is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection department's national scale, like 25 of the 32 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.124 g in the built-up area. In the village's stone houses, what matters most is how walls are tied to floors and the state of the roof. The climate is temperate (climate zone D), but in a narrow valley damp makes itself felt.

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

Key points

  • Green valley behind the Cinque Terre.
  • Houses near the stream: flood hazard checked by address.
  • Population down 12.0% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.124 g.

Overview

Pignone is a municipality in the province of La Spezia, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 527 residents, among the smallest in the province (29 of 32).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pignone is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (25 of 32) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.124 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 12.0%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (49). 33% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 5.3% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pignone declared an average taxable income of 21,125 euros, below the provincial average (25,530 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pignone is in climate zone D, with 1,659 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 1 November to 15 April, for up to 12 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 189 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pignone has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 2.5% of the land in Pignone, 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

Pignone 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 contaminated sites in Pignone.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pignone: 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 Pignone 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 14 inhabited census areas in Pignone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 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 011021. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.