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Vallebona: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Imperia, 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 Giuseppe Guglielmi 1, Vallebona.

Vallebona, olives and terraces above Bordighera

Climb a few kilometres from the coast at Bordighera and you reach Vallebona, a village of stone houses clustered on the hillside, surrounded by olive groves and terraces held up by dry-stone walls. The sea is in view and the beaches are close, and Sanremo, Ventimiglia and the French border are nearby; Monaco is under an hour away.

For buyers, the old centre has the charm and the drawbacks typical of Ligurian villages: narrow alleys, steps, tall thin houses, often without parking. Outside the core there are villas and scattered houses among the olives, reached by steep roads. Either way, check car access, the state of the dry-stone walls on the land and damp in rooms built against the slope. Winters are mild (climate zone D).

There were 1,210 residents in 2023, down 9.2% since 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age of 48.7 matches the province of Imperia; over-65s are 26.9% (28.5% in the province) and foreign residents 7.9%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Vallebona is in seismic zone 3 of the national classification, like 36 of the 66 municipalities in the province, but the expected ground acceleration in the village, 0.140 g, is not negligible: with an old stone house, ask what work has been done on the roof and floors.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report finds the land parcel from the address. On terraced slopes like these, landslide hazard should be read on the official maps for each house, together with flood hazard along the streams running down to the sea.

Key points

  • Stone village among olive groves, above Bordighera.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.140 g.
  • Population down 9.2% since 2011.
  • Alleys, steps and terraces: check access and dry-stone walls.

Overview

Vallebona is a municipality in the province of Imperia, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 1,210 residents, ranked 20 of 66 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Vallebona is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (36 of 66) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.140 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 9.2%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 7.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Vallebona declared an average taxable income of 19,232 euros, below the provincial average (21,487 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Vallebona is in climate zone D, with 1,572 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 149 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Vallebona has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility and 1 sports facility.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.9 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 11.1% of the land in Vallebona, compared with 6.4% in the province and 7.3% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Vallebona 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 Vallebona.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Vallebona: 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 Vallebona 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 6 inhabited census areas in Vallebona. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 43.3%
  • good 56.7%

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 008062. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.