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Rialto: 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: Via Melogno 1, Rialto.

Rialto, hill country behind Finale Ligure

Buying in Rialto means choosing the real Ligurian hinterland, the land that climbs from the Finale coast towards the ridges of the Apennines. The town hall stands at around 380 metres, the sea is a drive down the valley, and the surroundings are mostly woodland and old terraces.

For a buyer, the road and the aspect of the house come first. Before falling for a village house or a farm building to restore, try the access by car in winter, look at the dry-stone walls holding up the terraces around the building and ask when the roof was last redone. The area is in climate zone E, with colder winters than on the coast, so heating is a real part of running costs.

In 2023 there were 533 residents, down 5.5% on the 564 counted in 2011. The average age of 49.2 is close to the provincial figure (49.7), and over-65s make up 29.6%, much like the 30.0% of the province of Savona. Foreign residents are 3.0%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Rialto is in seismic zone 3 on the national scale set by the Civil Protection department, like 46 of the 69 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.076 g in the built-up area. In a stone house it is worth having a surveyor check how the walls are tied to the floors and roof.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for Rialto, so the report traces the land parcel from the address. On slopes like these, landslide hazard changes from plot to plot and has to be read on the official maps for the exact spot, which the report does for every address.

Key points

  • Hinterland of Finale, among woods and terraces.
  • 533 residents in 2023, down 5.5% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.076 g.
  • Access, dry-stone walls and roof: the checks before buying.

Overview

Rialto is a municipality in the province of Savona, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 533 residents, ranked 55 of 69 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rialto is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (46 of 69) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.076 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 5.5%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 3.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rialto declared an average taxable income of 21,496 euros, below the provincial average (24,469 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Rialto is in climate zone E, with 2,338 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 376 metres above sea level.

Services

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 2.6% of the land in Rialto, 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

Rialto is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area by the Regione Liguria in 2026. 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 Rialto.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Rialto: 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 Rialto 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 16 inhabited census areas in Rialto. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 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 009053. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.