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Abbadia Lariana: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Lecco, Lombardia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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Abbadia Lariana, on the Lecco arm below the Grigne

Abbadia Lariana faces the eastern shore of the Lecco arm of Lake Como, just north of the town of Lecco. There is little room between the water and the rock faces of the Grigne mountains: the village takes up a narrow strip of shoreline and then climbs the slope in terraces, with hamlets and scattered houses higher up.

For anyone working in Lecco or Milan the village has a practical advantage, a station on the railway that runs from Lecco up the lake towards the Valtellina. The SS36 main road runs in a tunnel above the village and quickly reaches the Brianza area. Buyers have to choose between homes near the lake, with the views and the noise of the railway, and those halfway up the slope, quieter but reached by steep roads. On the slopes and along the streams the report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the exact address.

Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 3,187 residents in 2023, down 1.9% since 2011. The average age is 47.5, against 46.6 for the province, and over-65s make up 25.9%. Incomes are a little below the Lecco average.

Seismic risk is limited: zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.047 g. In old lakeside houses the real issue is damp, together with the condition of the roof and the heating and electrics. The climate zone is E, so winters are cold, though the lake softens them.

Key points

  • Eastern lakeshore, just north of Lecco.
  • Station on the Lecco to Valtellina line, 2 rail lines listed.
  • 3,187 residents, average age 47.5.
  • Seismic zone 3, acceleration 0.047 g.

Overview

Abbadia Lariana is a municipality in the province of Lecco, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,187 residents, ranked 34 of 84 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Abbadia Lariana is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (64 of 84) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.047 g, a low 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 1.9%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Abbadia Lariana declared an average taxable income of 27,772 euros, in line with the province (28,624 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Abbadia Lariana is in climate zone E, with 2,359 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 204 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Abbadia Lariana has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 2 healthcare facilities, 2 sports facilities and 5 parks and green areas.

There are 0.3 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.5).

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 2 train lines, 1 bus line. That is about 0.3 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 5.8% of the land in Abbadia Lariana, compared with 12.1% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Abbadia Lariana is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area by the Regione Lombardia in 2023. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. 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 Abbadia Lariana.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Abbadia Lariana: 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 Abbadia Lariana 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 26 inhabited census areas in Abbadia Lariana. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 39.1%
  • good 60.9%

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 097001. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.