Ronco Scrivia: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Genova, Liguria. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Ronco Scrivia, in the Scrivia valley on the Genoa railway
The Scrivia valley has always been the route between Genoa and the Po plain, and Ronco Scrivia occupies a narrow stretch of it, with the town on the valley floor and hamlets on the wooded slopes. The Genoa to Milan motorway and the Giovi railway both run through the valley, which has a station at Ronco.
For people working in Genoa, the train is the easiest option, and the city is also about half an hour away by car. Housing is mostly 20th-century blocks of flats and masonry houses, with some older buildings in the centre. For buyers, sunlight, damp and noise from the railway and motorway all vary from street to street.
The population is shrinking and ageing: 4,177 residents in 2023, down 8.4% since 2011, with an average age of 48.3 against 49.0 in the metropolitan city of Genoa and over-65s at 28.5%. Foreign residents account for 11.0%. Average declared incomes are slightly below the metropolitan average.
Water is the most practical issue here. The Scrivia and its side streams can rise quickly during the heavy autumn rain typical of Liguria: the report checks the official flood and landslide maps for the exact address, and it is worth asking whether the house or building has suffered damage in the past.
As for earthquakes, the metropolitan city has 64 municipalities in seismic zone 3 and 3 in zone 4, as classified by Italy's Civil Protection Department; Ronco is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.091 g. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published and the report traces the plot.
Key points
- Scrivia valley, with a station on the Giovi line to Genoa.
- 4,177 residents, down 8.4% since 2011.
- Scrivia floods and landslides: check the address.
- Seismic zone 3, expected ground acceleration about 0.091 g.
Overview
Ronco Scrivia is a municipality in the province of Genova, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 4,177 residents, ranked 18 of 67 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ronco Scrivia is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (64 of 67) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.091 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 8.4%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 11.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ronco Scrivia declared an average taxable income of 25,273 euros, below the provincial average (26,655 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Ronco Scrivia is in climate zone E, with 2,273 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 334 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Ronco Scrivia has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 5 sports facilities and 1 green area.
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 5.9% of the land in Ronco Scrivia, 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
Ronco Scrivia is not among the radon priority areas designated 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 5 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Ronco Scrivia, and 4 more have been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Ronco Scrivia: 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 Ronco Scrivia 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 53 inhabited census areas in Ronco Scrivia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 53 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 26.6%
- fair 73.4%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Liguria, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2026.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 010049. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.