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Rossiglione: 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 Roma 1, Rossiglione.

Rossiglione, Valle Stura beyond the Turchino pass

Rossiglione is in Liguria but already faces Piedmont. It lies in Valle Stura, on the northern side of the Apennines beyond the Turchino pass, and the Stura stream flows from here towards Ovada and the Alessandria plain. The village is split into two main clusters along the valley floor, surrounded by woods. The climate is continental, zone E, very different from the coast.

For anyone working in Genoa there is a link: the railway between Genoa and Acqui Terme has a station at Rossiglione, and the A26 motorway is joined at Masone, further up the same valley. Journey times are still those of an Apennine valley, so try the trip at rush hour before buying.

The market offers masonry village houses, often large, and flats in small blocks along the main road. Anyone looking for more space than Genoa usually offers will find it here, but should budget for heating, roofs and damp.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 2,509 residents in 2023, down 14.4% since 2011. The average age is 51.4, above 49.0 for the province of Genoa, and 32.7% of residents are over 65. Foreign nationals make up 8.6%.

Seismic hazard is moderate: Rossiglione is in zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, like 63 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.067 g. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastre is published. In a narrow valley crossed by a stream, the official flood and landslide maps need checking for the address, and the report does so starting from the land parcel.

Key points

  • In Valle Stura, on the Po side of the Ligurian Apennines
  • Station on the railway between Genoa and Acqui Terme
  • 2,509 residents, down 14.4% since 2011
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.067 g

Overview

Rossiglione is a municipality in the province of Genova, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 2,509 residents, ranked 32 of 67 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rossiglione 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 0.067 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 14.4%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (49). 33% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 8.6% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rossiglione declared an average taxable income of 23,640 euros, below the provincial average (26,655 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Rossiglione is in climate zone E, with 2,497 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 297 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Rossiglione has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 1 sports facility and 1 green area.

There are 1.2 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).

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 2.9% of the land in Rossiglione, 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

Rossiglione 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 Rossiglione.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Rossiglione: 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 Rossiglione 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 24 inhabited census areas in Rossiglione. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 54 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 6.4%
  • fair 93.6%

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 010051. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.