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Villa Faraldi: 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 Agnesi 1, Villa Faraldi.

Villa Faraldi, a hillside village inland from the Imperia coast

In the hinterland of the province of Imperia, Villa Faraldi spreads its village and hamlets over a hill facing the sea. The town hall is at around 340 metres and the climate is zone D, mild for most of the year. The coast, with the Via Aurelia, the railway and the services of the seaside towns, is a short drive away; for the hospital and public offices the main town is Imperia.

Buyers here are often after a house in a hill village with terraces and a view, or a rustic building among the terraced slopes. The checks are the usual ones for inland Liguria: car access and parking, the state of the dry-stone walls holding up the terraces, rainwater drainage and damp in rooms built against the hillside. Landslide hazard on the slopes is checked on the official maps, which the report does for every address.

There are 447 residents in 2023, up 2.3% on 2011. The estimated average age (49.2) and the share of over-65s (28.6%) are close to the provincial figures of 48.7 and 28.5%. Foreign residents make up 13.0%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

For earthquakes the municipality is in seismic zone 2 on the scale kept by the Civil Protection Department, along with 29 other municipalities in the province, while the remaining 36 are in zone 3. Expected ground acceleration is about 0.149 g. In old stone houses, ask whether the roof was rebuilt with a reinforced ring beam and whether the floors were strengthened.

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

Key points

  • Hill village inland from the Imperia coast, with sea views.
  • 447 residents in 2023, up 2.3% since 2011.
  • Foreign residents make up 13.0% of the population.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.149 g.

Overview

Villa Faraldi is a municipality in the province of Imperia, in Liguria. At the end of 2023 it had 447 residents, ranked 44 of 66 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Villa Faraldi is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Only 30 of 66 municipalities in the province are in zone 2.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.149 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Villa Faraldi, the building matters a great deal: ask for the design year, whether it met the 2008 seismic standards, and whether any seismic retrofit has been carried out.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has grown by 2.3%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 29%). Foreign residents make up 13.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Villa Faraldi declared an average taxable income of 18,021 euros, below the provincial average (21,487 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Villa Faraldi is in climate zone D, with 1,992 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 336 metres above sea level.

Services

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 3.7% of the land in Villa Faraldi, 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

Villa Faraldi 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 Villa Faraldi.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Villa Faraldi: 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 Villa Faraldi 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 7 inhabited census areas in Villa Faraldi. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 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 008067. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.