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Tiglieto: 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 Cristoforo Colombo 1, Tiglieto.

Tiglieto, the Orba valley beyond the Genoa ridge

Tiglieto belongs to the metropolitan city of Genoa but sits on the far side of the Apennines, in the valley of the Orba, a river that flows north towards Piedmont. The village is at around 500 metres among woods and meadows, and outside the centre stands the Badia di Tiglieto, an old Cistercian abbey. The sea is on the other side of the ridge: for work and services people look to Genoa or the towns down the valley, always by car.

People choose it for the quiet and the countryside, as a main home or for weekends. The climate is zone E, harsher than on the coast, with cold winters, fog and fairly frequent snow. In village houses and old rustic buildings, check the roof, damp in the walls, the heating and how you reach the front door in winter. Along the Orba and the streams flood hazard should be checked for the address, as should landslide hazard on the slopes.

There were 451 residents in 2023, 129 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 22.2%. Tiglieto is much older than its province: estimated average age 56.3 against 49.0, over-65s at 40.4% against 29.1%. Households are small, 1.53 people on average, and foreign residents make up 3.1%.

On earthquakes, Tiglieto is one of the few places in the Genoa area in seismic zone 4, the lowest class on the scale kept by the Civil Protection Department; apart from Tiglieto there are 2 others, while the remaining 64 are in zone 3. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.059 g.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report traces the address back to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Orba valley, on the northern side of the Genoese Apennines.
  • Outside the village, the Badia di Tiglieto, an old Cistercian abbey.
  • Over-65s at 40.4%, against 29.1% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.059 g.

Overview

Tiglieto is a municipality in the province of Genova, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 451 residents, ranked 56 of 67 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Tiglieto is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Only 3 of 67 municipalities in the province are in zone 4.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.059 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

In zone 4 the risk is low, but for an older building it is still worth asking about the state of the structure.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 22.2%. The estimated average age is 56 years, higher than the province average (49). 40% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 3.1% of the population. On average, a household has 1.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Tiglieto declared an average taxable income of 23,058 euros, below the provincial average (26,655 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Tiglieto is in climate zone E, with 2,467 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 500 metres above sea level.

Services

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

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 3.3% of the land in Tiglieto, 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

Tiglieto 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 open contaminated sites in Tiglieto; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Tiglieto: 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 Tiglieto 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 23 inhabited census areas in Tiglieto. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 73.3%
  • good 26.7%

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 010061. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.