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Sori: 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 Francesco Crispi 1, Sori.

Sori, on the eastern Riviera between Genoa and Recco

Sori faces the sea at the mouth of the stream of the same name, on the Riviera di Levante between Genoa and Recco. The seafront core is squeezed between the beach, the railway and the viaducts of the A12 motorway, while the rest of the municipality climbs up the valley and the hillsides towards the hill hamlets, among terraces, olive groves and woodland.

The station on the Genoa-La Spezia line makes it possible to commute to the city by train, and this weighs heavily for people who live here. The market divides between flats in the centre, close to the sea and services, and hillside houses, often with gardens and views but reached by narrow, steep roads. There are also many second homes. Average declared incomes are above the average for the metropolitan city of Genoa.

In 2023 there were 3,983 residents, down 9.6% on the 4,404 of 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. Sori is old even by Ligurian standards: an average age of 50.2 against 49.0 for the Genoa area, and over-65s at 31.2%. Foreign residents make up 5.5%.

Earthquake hazard is moderate. Sori is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, like 64 municipalities of the metropolitan city, and expected ground acceleration is about 0.079 g. In older buildings in the centre, facades, roofs and damp from the sea matter most; the climate is mild, climate zone D.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report traces the address back to its plot. On such a steep coast the two things to check are landslides on the slopes and floods from the stream in the low part near its mouth: the report reads both from the official maps for the precise point of the house.

Key points

  • Eastern Riviera village at the mouth of the Sori stream.
  • Station on the Genoa-La Spezia line, handy for city commuters.
  • Over-65s at 31.2%; population down 9.6% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3; check landslides and stream floods.

Overview

Sori is a municipality in the province of Genova, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 3,983 residents, ranked 19 of 67 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sori 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 0.079 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 9.6%. The estimated average age is 50 years, in line with the province. 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 5.5% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sori declared an average taxable income of 32,248 euros, above the provincial average (26,655 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Sori is in climate zone D, with 1,423 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 14 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sori has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities and 5 sports facilities.

There are 0.3 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.4).

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 8.0% of the land in Sori, 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

Sori 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 Sori.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sori: 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 Sori 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 40 inhabited census areas in Sori. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 13.5%
  • fair 52.7%
  • good 33.7%

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 010060. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.