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Albaredo per San Marco: what to know before buying a home

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

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For example: Via San Marco 1, Albaredo per San Marco.

Albaredo per San Marco, on the Via Priula above Morbegno

The name says where the road goes: from Albaredo it climbs to the San Marco pass, the crossing of the Orobie Alps that links the Valtellina to the Val Brembana and Bergamo, along the line of the historic Via Priula. The village sits at around nine hundred and fifty metres in a side valley above Morbegno, among meadows, woods and summer pastures of the Orobie Valtellinesi Park. Morbegno, on the valley floor, is the town for services, schools and work.

In 2023 there were 297 residents, 52 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 14.9%. The estimated average age is 53.2, against 46.8 for the province of Sondrio, and over-65s make up 35.0%, against 25.3%. Foreign residents account for 1.7%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Homes are typical Valtellina mountain houses: stone, timber, steep roofs, often with huts and rural buildings up on the pastures that come to life in summer. The pass is closed in winter, and people living here year-round go down to Morbegno for almost everything. In climate zone F heating is a big cost; before buying, check the insulation, the roof and the access road in the snowy months. For rural buildings higher up, water, drainage and whether they can really be made habitable also matter.

Albaredo is in seismic zone 3 under the Civil Protection classification, like 64 of the 77 municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.051 g in the built-up area, a low value.

In the mountains, landslides, avalanches and torrents change from one plot to the next. The report for the address reads the official maps and reaches the land parcel through the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Side valley above Morbegno, on the road to the San Marco pass.
  • 297 residents in 2023, down 14.9%.
  • Over-65s at 35.0%, against 25.3% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.051 g.

Overview

Albaredo per San Marco is a municipality in the province of Sondrio, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 297 residents, among the smallest in the province (70 of 77).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Albaredo per San Marco is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (64 of 77) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.051 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 14.9%. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (47). 35% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 1.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Albaredo per San Marco declared an average taxable income of 18,504 euros, below the provincial average (23,822 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Albaredo per San Marco is in climate zone F, with 3,419 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 950 metres above sea level.

Services

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.2 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Albaredo per San Marco.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 2.0% of the land in Albaredo per San Marco, compared with 2.7% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Albaredo per San Marco is not among the radon priority areas designated 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 Albaredo per San Marco.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Albaredo per San Marco: 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 Albaredo per San Marco 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 3 inhabited census areas in Albaredo per San Marco. 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 014001. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.