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Spotorno: 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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Spotorno, on the Western Riviera between Noli and Bergeggi

Spotorno is a seaside town on the Riviera di Ponente, the western Ligurian coast, in the province of Savona, with a long beach between two headlands and the islet of Bergeggi offshore. Behind it the hills rise steeply at once, covered in houses and terraces. The coastal railway and the A10 motorway both pass through, Savona is a few minutes away and Genoa less than an hour.

It is a resort, and the market shows it. Many homes are second homes of families from Piedmont and Lombardy, used in summer and at weekends, and in winter the town is much quieter. If you want to live here all year, you will find flats in buildings on the seafront or in the centre, and houses on the hills with a view but steep access and difficult parking. Average incomes are in line with the provincial average, slightly above it.

There were 3,397 residents in 2023, down 12.6% since 2011, or 489 fewer people, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The population is very old: average age 52.4 against 49.7 in the province, over-65s at 34.1%, above an already high provincial 30.0%. Foreign nationals are 6.3%.

The province of Savona has municipalities in three seismic zones on the Civil Protection Department's scale, and Spotorno is in zone 3, with a low expected ground acceleration of about 0.064 g. In buildings near the sea, check façades, balcony steelwork and services, which suffer from salt air.

For houses on the terraced hills, ask about the state of the dry-stone walls on the plot. The report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the exact address. Cadastral maps from the Revenue Agency are available.

Key points

  • Seaside town near Savona, facing the islet of Bergeggi.
  • Many second homes; over-65s at 34.1%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.064 g.
  • Coastal railway and A10 motorway, Savona minutes away.

Overview

Spotorno is a municipality in the province of Savona, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 3,397 residents, ranked 18 of 69 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Spotorno 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 0.064 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 12.6%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (50). 34% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 6.3% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Spotorno declared an average taxable income of 24,788 euros, in line with the province (24,469 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Spotorno is in climate zone D, with 1,440 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 7 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Spotorno has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets, 5 healthcare facilities, 8 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 1.8 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (1.0).

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 14.2% of the land in Spotorno, compared with 6.7% in the province and 7.3% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Spotorno 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 Spotorno.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Spotorno: 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 Spotorno 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 28 inhabited census areas in Spotorno. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 76 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 19.1%
  • good 51.7%
  • very good 29.2%

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 009057. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.