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Testico: 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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Testico, a hill village inland from the Savona Riviera

Testico is a village in the hills behind the western Riviera in the province of Savona, Liguria, above the stretch of coast around Alassio and Andora, at around 470 metres. The sea is close as the crow flies, but the road down is narrow and full of bends, and life in the village follows the pace of the hills: stone houses, vegetable plots, woods and terraced slopes.

The figures show a village with many foreign residents, 20.7% of the total, and a high estimated average age, 53.9 against 49.7 in the province of Savona. Over-65s make up 35.9%. In 2023 there were 184 residents, down 13.2% since 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office, and households average 1.70 people. Overture Maps lists 27.17 places to eat per 1,000 residents, against 9.81 in the province. Declared incomes are well below the provincial average.

House hunters will mostly find stone houses in the old village and scattered rural buildings, often with land on the terraces. Before buying, check vehicle access, connections to mains water and drainage, the state of the roof and of the dry-stone walls holding up the land. Services, schools and work are down on the coast, and a car is essential.

The province of Savona has municipalities in seismic zones 2, 3 and 4 of the Civil Protection classification. Testico is in zone 3, like 46 of the 69 municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.152 g. With a stone house, ask whether work has been done on the roof and floors and how they are tied into the walls.

On terraced slopes, landslides and subsidence are assessed plot by plot: the report reads the official maps for the address and finds the land parcel on the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Hills behind Alassio and Andora, at around 470 metres.
  • Foreign residents at 20.7%, average age 53.9.
  • 184 residents in 2023, down 13.2% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.152 g.

Overview

Testico is a municipality in the province of Savona, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 184 residents, among the smallest in the province (66 of 69).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Testico 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 0.152 g, a medium-high 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 13.2%. The estimated average age is 54 years, higher than the province average (50). 36% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 20.7% of the population. On average, a household has 1.7 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Testico declared an average taxable income of 15,224 euros, below the provincial average (24,469 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Testico is in climate zone E, with 2,414 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 15 October to 15 April, for up to 14 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 470 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, Testico has 1 sports facility.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.0 per 1,000 residents.

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 Testico, 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

Testico 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 Testico.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Testico: 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 Testico 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 9 inhabited census areas in Testico. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 009060. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.