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Albavilla: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Como, Lombardia. 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 Saruggia 1, Albavilla.

Albavilla, below the Alpe del Viceré between Como and Erba

Albavilla lies at the foot of the mountains of the Triangolo Lariano, the wedge of land between the two arms of Lake Como, on the slope running down to the Erba plain, about a dozen kilometres from Como. The village, at around four hundred metres, is built on a hillside: the highest houses look out over the Brianza, and above the village a road climbs to the Alpe del Viceré, a favourite walking spot for people in the area.

Many residents work in Como, in Erba, in the firms of the Brianza or in Milan, less than an hour away. The public transport timetables used by the report show no stops in the municipality, so in practice you get around by car; the nearest station is in Erba, on the line to Milan.

Homes for sale are mostly villas and detached houses with gardens, often on sloping plots, plus village houses in the old core. The gradient of a plot affects access, retaining walls and rainwater drainage: the report measures elevation and slope at the address and checks the official landslide maps.

There were 6,396 residents at the end of 2023 according to Istat, the national statistics office, up 2.3% since 2011. The average age is 47.4, above the provincial 46.3, foreign residents make up 5.0% and declared incomes are above the Como average.

The whole province of Como, all 147 municipalities, is in seismic zone 4 on the Civil Protection scale, the lowest; in Albavilla the expected ground acceleration is about 0.044 g. Insulation and heating matter more than earthquakes, with climate zone E winters. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report traces the address to its plot.

Key points

  • Hillside village below the Alpe del Viceré, near Erba.
  • Homes on sloping plots: check gradient and landslide hazard.
  • Incomes above the Como average, over-65s at 26.2%.
  • All 147 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.

Overview

Albavilla is a municipality in the province of Como, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 6,396 residents, ranked 22 of 147 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Albavilla is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. All 147 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.044 g, a low value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

In zone 4 the risk is low, but for an older building it is still worth asking about the state of the structure.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has grown by 2.3%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Albavilla declared an average taxable income of 27,504 euros, in line with the province (26,761 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Albavilla is in climate zone E, with 2,679 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 429 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Albavilla has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 3 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.2 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.3).

Public transport

The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Albavilla.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 16.6% of the land in Albavilla, compared with 12.3% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Albavilla 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 contaminated sites in Albavilla.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Albavilla: 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 Albavilla 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 18 inhabited census areas in Albavilla. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 33.6%
  • good 66.4%

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 013003. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.