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Pontinvrea: 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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For example: Via Giovo 1, Pontinvrea.

Pontinvrea, Liguria beyond the ridge in the Erro valley

Pontinvrea is in the province of Savona but lies beyond the Apennine watershed, in the valley of the Erro stream, whose waters flow towards Piedmont rather than the sea. The town hall is at about 420 metres, and the municipality is made up of woods, meadows and scattered hamlets. The Savona coast is a drive away over the ridge, and that is where most services and jobs are.

The village is also a summer retreat, with second homes owned by coast dwellers looking for cooler weather. On the market you will find detached houses, stone houses in the hamlets and flats in small blocks. Winters are cold for Liguria, climate zone E, so budget for heating and insulation, and try the road to the coast in winter. Near the Erro and the streams, the report checks the official flood maps for the address, and on slopes the landslide maps.

At the end of 2023 Pontinvrea had 797 residents, down 5.8% since 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. It is an older village, with an average age of 53.5 against 49.7 in the province and over-65s at 35.4%. Households are small, 1.67 members on average, and foreign residents are 4.0%. Average declared income is below the provincial figure.

In the province of Savona, 19 municipalities are in seismic zone 4, the lowest, and Pontinvrea is one of them; the expected ground acceleration is about 0.052 g. For a house used mainly in summer, have the systems and roof checked, as they suffer from periods without maintenance.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so from the address the report reaches the land parcel.

Key points

  • Erro valley, beyond the Apennine watershed.
  • Second-home village for people living on the Savona coast.
  • Small households, 1.67 members on average.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.052 g.

Overview

Pontinvrea is a municipality in the province of Savona, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 797 residents, ranked 45 of 69 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pontinvrea 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 0.052 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 5.8%. The estimated average age is 54 years, higher than the province average (50). 35% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 4.0% of the population. On average, a household has 1.7 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pontinvrea declared an average taxable income of 22,281 euros, below the provincial average (24,469 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pontinvrea is in climate zone E, with 2,325 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 425 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pontinvrea has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 5 sports facilities.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.9 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 3.8% of the land in Pontinvrea, 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

Pontinvrea 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 Pontinvrea.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pontinvrea: 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 Pontinvrea 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 25 inhabited census areas in Pontinvrea. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 69.9%
  • good 30.1%

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 009051. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.