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Sesta Godano: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of La Spezia, Liguria. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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Sesta Godano, in the Val di Vara behind La Spezia

Away from the coast and the Cinque Terre, the province of La Spezia has a green, thinly populated hinterland: the Val di Vara. Sesta Godano covers an upper stretch of it along the Vara river, with its main village and many hamlets scattered across wooded slopes. For the A12 motorway you head down to the Brugnato junction; La Spezia and the sea are within driving distance, but not a few minutes away.

This is an elderly community. The average age is 54.1, against 48.6 in the province, and over-65s make up 37.1% of residents (27.8% in the province of La Spezia). Households are small, 1.75 people on average. In 2023 there were 1,263 residents, down 13.0% since 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

For a place this size the basics are there: the Overture Maps data count 4 supermarkets and food shops, 3 schools and 2 healthcare facilities. House hunters mostly find stone houses in the hamlets and some newer homes, often with a bit of land.

On earthquakes the Val di Vara stands apart from the rest of the province: Sesta Godano is one of 7 municipalities around La Spezia in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, while the other 25 are in zone 3. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.148 g. In an old house, have the load-bearing walls, floors and roof checked.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps. For houses near the Vara and its tributaries the report checks the official flood maps, and for those on the slopes the landslide maps, always for the individual address.

Key points

  • Upper Val di Vara, the hinterland of the province of La Spezia.
  • Over-65s at 37.1%, average age 54.1.
  • Seismic zone 2, like only 7 municipalities in the province.
  • Expected acceleration in the built-up area: 0.148 g.

Overview

Sesta Godano is a municipality in the province of La Spezia, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 1,263 residents, ranked 21 of 32 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sesta Godano is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Only 7 of 32 municipalities in the province are in zone 2.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.148 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Sesta Godano, the building matters a great deal: ask for the design year, whether it met the 2008 seismic standards, and whether any seismic retrofit has been carried out.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 13.0%. The estimated average age is 54 years, higher than the province average (49). 37% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 6.2% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sesta Godano declared an average taxable income of 21,660 euros, below the provincial average (25,530 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Sesta Godano is in climate zone D, with 1,761 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 242 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sesta Godano has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities and 1 sports facility.

There are 3.2 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.6).

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 3.0% of the land in Sesta Godano, 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

Sesta Godano 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 medium. 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 Sesta Godano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sesta Godano: 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 Sesta Godano 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 41 inhabited census areas in Sesta Godano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 3.8%
  • fair 43.5%
  • good 52.6%

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 011028. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.