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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.

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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 63 healthcare facilities, or 1.07 per 1,000 residents against 0.69 for the province, along with 49 schools and 82 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: 1.07 per 1,000 residents against 0.69 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.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood risk changes from one street to the next, even within the same municipality: for this reason we do not summarise it as a single figure for the whole of Savona.

The report checks the exact address against the ISPRA national maps and tells you in plain words whether the building falls within an at-risk area. The official map is also available on IdroGEO.

House prices

We do not publish price tables by municipality. The report gives the minimum and maximum price per square metre for the address's zone, from the Revenue Agency's OMI valuations, with the reference half-year. It is a range for the zone, not the value of a specific home.

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.

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, 63 healthcare facilities, 82 sports facilities and 4 parks and green areas.

There are 1.1 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.7).

This data is gathered from several providers: services may be missing or closed businesses may still appear. The report counts services within 500 metres and 1 kilometre of the address.

Public transport

We do not yet have open public transport timetables for this municipality: the report says so explicitly, without inventing distances.

Land registry

The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps for Savona: the report finds the building's parcel, that is its sheet and parcel number, starting from the address.

Data sources

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