All things you need to know about living in Bormida
Bormida, in the province of Savona, is home to 2 Russians: 0.63% of its 316 residents.
ISTAT counts 15 residents with a foreign citizenship in Bormida, 4.75% of the population. The largest groups among the nationalities we follow most closely are Russians (2), Danes (1), French nationals (1).
These are small numbers, so we would not read much into the percentage or any change in it.
On ISTAT's well-being measures, the province of Savona scores in the top quarter of Italian provinces for PM10 Annual average concentration and hospital beds in high-care wards.
It scores in the bottom quarter for urban green and intentional homicide rate.
These figures describe the province, not the town. A comune can sit some way from its province's average.
Summers average a high of 24.8°C (77°F) and winters a low of 0.9°C (34°F), measured over 2015 to 2024.
Bormida sees about 1 days a year above 30°C (86°F).
It gets about 1,225mm of rain a year, spread across roughly 142 days.
These come from ERA5-Land reanalysis at the comune itself, not from the nearest weather station.
OMI puts residential purchase prices in Bormida at about €510 per square meter in the second half of 2025.
At those figures, buying costs about 31.5 years of renting the same property.
That is below most Italian comuni.
Bormida population over time
By nationality
| Nationality | Citizens | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Romania | 6 | 1.90% |
| Russia | 2 | 0.63% |
| Albania | 1 | 0.32% |
| Denmark | 1 | 0.32% |
| France | 1 | 0.32% |
| Poland | 1 | 0.32% |
| Ukraine | 1 | 0.32% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Belgium | 0 | 0.00% |
| Bulgaria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Brazil | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Cyprus | 0 | 0.00% |
| Czechia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Germany | 0 | 0.00% |
| Estonia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Spain | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| United Kingdom | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| Croatia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Hungary | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Lithuania | 0 | 0.00% |
| Luxembourg | 0 | 0.00% |
| Latvia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Malta | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Portugal | 0 | 0.00% |
| Sweden | 0 | 0.00% |
| Slovenia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Slovakia | 0 | 0.00% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 293 | 92.72% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 9 | 2.85% |
| Born outside the EU | 14 | 4.43% |
Russians over time
Quality of life in Savona
Full BES profile for Savona →Savona on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Bormida is far below the Savona average of €2,366/m². Based on a single OMI micro-zone, so it describes the town as one market.
31.5 years of rent here equal the purchase price — well above the national median of 22.2 years.
A ratio between two OMI prices, not a return on investment. It leaves out purchase taxes, IMU, maintenance, financing and the months a place sits empty — all of which push the real figure up. Useful for the question it does answer: whether this town looks expensive to buy relative to what renting in it costs.
Seismic zone
Bormida is in seismic zone 3. Of the four zones, zone 1 is the highest hazard and zone 4 the lowest. The Department of Civil Protection describes zone 3 as a zone where strong earthquakes are less likely than in zones 1 and 2.
This is the legal classification the Region gave the comune, used for planning and for control of building works. It is not a forecast, and it says nothing about the building you are looking at: since the 2018 building code the design load of a new building comes from site-specific hazard, not from the zone. Have any specific property checked by a qualified engineer.
Not to be confused with the “seismic” routes of the 7% pensioner regime. Those turn on whether the comune was in the 2009 L’Aquila or 2016–17 central-Italy earthquake areas, not on its zone, and being in zone 1 does not make anyone eligible for that regime, or for any tax treatment.
See every comune on the map →Hospital, airport and daily-needs distance
Nearest hospital: Ospedale Santa Corona, about 26.3 km / 28 minutes by road from Bormida (the main town).
Nearest emergency department: Ospedale Santa Corona, Pietra Ligure (DEA level II), about 26.3 km / 28 minutes by road from Bormida (the main town).
Nearest airport: Genoa Cristoforo Colombo Airport (GOA), about 76.9 km / 60 minutes by road from Bormida (the main town).
Nearest supermarket (OpenStreetMap): Alimentari Le Ciccie, about 8 km / 8 minutes by road from Bormida (the main town).
Nearest pharmacy: Farmacia San Giorgio Dott.Ssa Fagandini Silvia, about 1.5 km / 2 minutes by road from Bormida (the main town).
Nearest railway station (OpenStreetMap): Altare, about 15.2 km / 16 minutes by road from Bormida (the main town).
Measured by road from the main town of the comune (its OpenStreetMap place point; the geographic center for the few comuni with none), at free-flow speeds with no traffic. It is approximate. For Bormida, a trip from your own address can take longer or shorter. Drive the route before you rely on it, and ask the local health authority which hospital serves the town. Shops, pharmacies and stations are the nearest to the main town, not to your address.
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