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Vezzano Ligure: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of La Spezia, 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 Provinciale Spezia 1, Vezzano Ligure.

Vezzano Ligure, the hill above the Magra and Vara confluence

From the hill of Vezzano Ligure you can see where the Vara flows into the Magra, between La Spezia and Sarzana. The municipality has two very different sides. Up top are the old villages, Vezzano Superiore and Vezzano Inferiore, with stone houses packed together, alleys and flights of steps. Below, on the flat land along the two rivers, the newer neighbourhoods, warehouses and link roads have grown up, in places such as Prati and Fornola.

Choosing between the two is the first question for a buyer. In the hill villages you find houses with views, but with narrow access, little parking and more expensive renovation. On the plain homes are more practical and closer to the roads to La Spezia, Sarzana and the motorway, but they are near the rivers. The climate zone is D, with mild winters.

At the end of 2023 there were 7,172 residents according to Istat, the national statistics office, down 3.0% on 2011. It is an older population: an average age of 49.2 and over-65s at 28.1%, slightly above the province. Households are small, 2.17 people on average, and foreign residents make up 6.6%.

In La Spezia province, 7 municipalities are in seismic zone 2 and 25 in zone 3 on the Civil Protection scale. Vezzano is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.132 g. In the stone buildings of the hill villages, have the roof, timber floors and party walls checked, as these have often been altered over the years.

The Magra and the Vara rise quickly in heavy rain, so on the plain flood hazard needs checking street by street; on the hillside, landslides matter more. The report checks both on the official maps for the address and finds the plot on the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps, which are published here too.

Key points

  • Stone villages on the hill, newer districts on the plain.
  • Population down 3.0% since 2011, over-65s at 28.1%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.132 g.
  • On the Magra and Vara plain, check flood hazard.

Overview

Vezzano Ligure is a municipality in the province of La Spezia, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 7,172 residents, ranked 9 of 32 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Vezzano Ligure is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (25 of 32) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.132 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 3.0%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 6.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Vezzano Ligure declared an average taxable income of 24,810 euros, in line with the province (25,530 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Vezzano Ligure is in climate zone D, with 1,758 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 271 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Vezzano Ligure has 8 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities, 4 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.4 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).

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 15.3% of the land in Vezzano Ligure, compared with 8.0% in the province and 7.3% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.4 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Vezzano Ligure 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Vezzano Ligure, and 5 more have been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Vezzano Ligure: 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 Vezzano Ligure 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 69 inhabited census areas in Vezzano Ligure. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.2%
  • fair 96.7%
  • good 3.1%

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 011031. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.