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Savona: 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 Nizza 1, Savona.

Savona looks out to sea from the Priamàr fortress and has lived off its port for centuries, one of the main harbours on the western Ligurian coast. Just behind the city, at the Cadibona pass, geographers traditionally draw the line where the Alps end and the Apennines begin, and the municipal area climbs quickly from the shore into the hills.

The population here is on the older side. The estimated average age is 49.1, among the highest of any Italian provincial capital, and 29.1% of residents are over 65, practically the Liguria average of 29%. At the end of 2023 Savona had 58,674 residents, 3.3% fewer than at the 2011 census, and households average fewer than two people (1.97). The city is home to 21.9% of the province's population; foreign nationals make up 11.1%.

Everyday services are well represented. The data count 81 healthcare facilities, or 1.38 per 1,000 residents against 0.87 for the province, along with 49 schools and 86 sports facilities, all above the provincial rate per head.

Seismic hazard is limited. Savona is in zone 3, the second-lowest class, like 46 of the province's 69 municipalities (4 others are in zone 2 and 19 in zone 4), with expected ground acceleration of about 0.055 g, only just above the zone 4 threshold. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, so the report can find the plot from the address. In a city squeezed between sea and hills, where streams run fast towards the coast, landslide and flood hazard must be checked for each individual address; the same applies to prices, which the report shows as a range for the zone.

Key points

  • 58,674 residents, 3.3% fewer than in 2011.
  • Estimated average age 49.1, with 29.1% over 65.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.055 g.
  • Healthcare facilities: 1.38 per 1,000 residents against 0.87 provincially.

Overview

Savona is the capital of the province of Savona, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 58,674 residents, the most populous municipality in the province. 22% of the province's residents live here.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Savona 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 0.055 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 3.3%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 11.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Savona declared an average taxable income of 26,035 euros, above the provincial average (24,469 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Savona is in climate zone D, with 1,481 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 4 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Savona has 49 schools and 26 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 39 grocery shops and supermarkets, 81 healthcare facilities, 86 sports facilities and 6 parks and green areas.

There are 1.4 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.9).

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 13.0% of the land in Savona, compared with 6.7% in the province and 7.3% in the region. In 2024 built-up land shrank by 4.4 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Savona 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 7 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Savona, and 6 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 Savona: 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 Savona 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 395 inhabited census areas in Savona. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 71 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.4%
  • fair 31.6%
  • good 39.8%
  • very good 28.1%

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 009056. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.