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Rondanina: 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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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 dei Partigiani 35, Rondanina.

Rondanina, nearly a thousand metres above the Val Trebbia

Rondanina stands at almost a thousand metres in the mountains of the upper Val Trebbia, in the hinterland of Genoa. The village is small and compact, its stone houses surrounded by meadows, woods and ridges crossed by footpaths.

Anyone considering a house here should separate summer use from year-round living. For summer, what counts is cool air, quiet and the footpaths; to move here for good you need to weigh up the road, the time it takes to reach schools, doctors and shops, and the cost of heating in climate zone F, the coldest band in Italy's heating classification. In houses that are used only occasionally, check the roof, services and damp before buying.

In 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 59 residents, 14.5% fewer than in 2011. The estimated average age (52.5) is not far from that of the province of Genoa, which is 49.0; over-65s make up 32.2% against 29.1% province-wide. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Rondanina is in seismic zone 3, like 64 of the 67 municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration in the village is about 0.099 g. For stone houses, checking how the walls are tied to the floors is always advisable.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report links the address to its land parcel. On a mountain slope, landslide and run-off hazards need to be looked at for the individual house on the official maps.

Key points

  • Village at almost a thousand metres in the hinterland of Genoa.
  • 59 residents in 2023, down 14.5% since 2011.
  • Average age 52.5, against 49.0 in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.099 g.

Overview

Rondanina is a municipality in the province of Genova, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 59 residents, among the smallest in the province (67 of 67).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rondanina 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 0.099 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 14.5%. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (49). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 1.7% of the population. On average, a household has 1.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rondanina declared an average taxable income of 19,899 euros, below the provincial average (26,655 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Rondanina is in climate zone F, with 3,821 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 981 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, Rondanina has 1 sports facility.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 1.8% of the land in Rondanina, 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

Rondanina 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 no contaminated sites in Rondanina.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Rondanina: 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 Rondanina 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 9 inhabited census areas in Rondanina. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 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 010050. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.