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Airuno: 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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Airuno, the Adda valley and the train to Milan

Airuno is a village in the Lecco part of Brianza, stretched along the Adda valley south of Lecco, between the river and the first hills. It is small and mainly residential, and many people work elsewhere: in Lecco, around Merate or further down towards Milan.

For buyers, the railway is the main asset. Airuno station is on the line from Lecco to Milan via Carnate, and the public transport data list 1 stop in the municipality served by 1 line. Commuting to the city without a car is realistic, which is not a given for a place this size. Houses near the valley floor and houses on the slopes are different propositions: for the former it is worth checking the flood maps, for the latter the gradient of the plot. The report looks at both for the exact address.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, there are 2,868 residents (2023), down 3.7% since 2011. The average age is 45.5, slightly below the 46.6 of the province of Lecco, and foreign residents make up 12.3% of the population. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The province is split between two seismic zones: 64 municipalities in zone 3 and 20 in zone 4. Airuno is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of 0.064 g, a low value. For an older house, the most useful checks concern the roof, the wiring and plumbing, and damp in the walls rather than the structure.

Key points

  • Station on the Lecco to Milan line via Carnate
  • 2,868 residents, down 3.7% since 2011
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.064 g
  • Average age 45.5, below the provincial figure

Overview

Airuno is a municipality in the province of Lecco, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,868 residents, ranked 37 of 84 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Airuno 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 0.064 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 3.7%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 12.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Airuno declared an average taxable income of 25,357 euros, below the provincial average (28,624 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Airuno is in climate zone E, with 2,385 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 222 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Airuno has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 1 train 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 19.5% of the land in Airuno, 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

Airuno is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Lombardia in 2023. 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 open contaminated sites in Airuno; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Airuno: 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 Airuno 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 15 inhabited census areas in Airuno. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 92.9%
  • good 7.1%

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 097002. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.