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Plodio: 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: Localita' Piani 1, Plodio.

Plodio, in the Bormida valley inland from Savona

In the Bormida valley, inland from Savona, Plodio covers a stretch of hill country at around five hundred metres. Carcare is the nearby town for shops, schools and services, and the coast is reached by heading down to Savona over the Cadibona pass. The landscape is woods, meadows and scattered houses, with small clusters of homes rather than a compact centre.

Compared with the Riviera, the costs of a house here come in a different form. Winters are climate zone E, so heating and insulation need a careful look, and services are almost always a drive away. The report works out real distances to the pharmacy, school and supermarket from the address, as well as the elevation and slope of the plot.

There were 624 residents in 2023, 3.7% fewer than in 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics institute. The province of Savona has an elderly population, and Plodio is slightly younger than its average: an age of 48.9 against 49.7, with over-65s at 27.4% against 30.0%. Foreign residents account for 5.3%. Average declared income is above the provincial level.

The earthquake picture is reassuring. Plodio is in seismic zone 4 of the Civil Protection (Protezione Civile) classification, like 19 of the 69 municipalities in the province; most of the others, 46, are in zone 3. Expected ground acceleration in the village is about 0.057 g. For a rural building or an isolated house, the roof, damp and the state of the services matter more.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report links the address to its land parcel. For landslides and floods, the official maps are checked at the exact point.

Key points

  • Hill municipality in the Bormida valley, near Carcare.
  • 624 residents in 2023, down 3.7% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 27.4%, against 30.0% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.057 g.

Overview

Plodio is a municipality in the province of Savona, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 624 residents, ranked 53 of 69 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Plodio is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Only 19 of 69 municipalities in the province are in zone 4.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.057 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

In zone 4 the risk is low, but for an older building it is still worth asking about the state of the structure.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 3.7%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 5.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Plodio declared an average taxable income of 26,072 euros, above the provincial average (24,469 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Plodio is in climate zone E, with 2,478 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 498 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Plodio has 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no schools 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 4.0% of the land in Plodio, 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

Plodio 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 Plodio.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Plodio: 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 Plodio 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 12 inhabited census areas in Plodio. 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 009050. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.