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Rocchetta Nervina: 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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Rocchetta Nervina, in the Barbaira valley near France

Rocchetta Nervina is a stone village inland from Ventimiglia, in a side valley of the Val Nervia carved by the Barbaira stream. The village sits just above two hundred metres, with narrow houses along the stream, and the French border is close. The coast is a drive down via Dolceacqua to Ventimiglia, which has trains to Genoa and into France.

Unlike many villages in inland Liguria, Rocchetta Nervina has gained residents: 284 in 2023 against 272 in 2011, 12 more, a rise of 4.4%. The estimated average age, 46.2, is lower than the 48.7 of the province of Imperia, and over-65s are fewer too, 25.4% against 28.5%. Foreign residents account for 23.6%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Houses in the centre are old, tall and built against each other, with steep stairs and often little light on the lower floors. Before buying, check for damp, the state of the floors and how builders would get access, since work in narrow lanes costs more. Near the stream, the report checks the official flood maps for the exact address. Climate zone D means mild winters.

The municipality is in seismic zone 3, like 36 of the 66 municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration is about 0.150 g. In a stone building joined to others, what matters is how walls and floors are tied together.

Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published.

Key points

  • Stone village inland from Ventimiglia, close to the border.
  • 284 residents, up 4.4% since 2011.
  • Average age 46.2, lower than the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.150 g.

Overview

Rocchetta Nervina is a municipality in the province of Imperia, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 284 residents, ranked 54 of 66 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rocchetta Nervina 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 0.150 g, a medium-high 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 grown by 4.4%. The estimated average age is 46 years, lower than the province average (49). 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 23.6% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rocchetta Nervina declared an average taxable income of 16,785 euros, below the provincial average (21,487 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Rocchetta Nervina is in climate zone D, with 1,606 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 235 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, Rocchetta Nervina has 1 green area.

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 1.0% of the land in Rocchetta Nervina, 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

Rocchetta Nervina 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 Rocchetta Nervina.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Rocchetta Nervina: 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 Rocchetta Nervina 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 4 inhabited census areas in Rocchetta Nervina. 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 008051. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.