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Albiolo: 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 Alessandro Manzoni 1, Albiolo.

Albiolo, in the Olgiate hills near the Swiss border

In the Olgiatese, the hilly area west of Como, Albiolo is one of the villages facing Switzerland: the border with the canton of Ticino is a few kilometres away. The area mixes low hills, woodland and recent housing, with Olgiate Comasco as the nearby town for services and secondary schools.

Being close to the border shapes daily life. Some residents work in Ticino as cross-border commuters and go through customs every morning; others head to Como or Varese. There is no station in the village, so a car is essential and queues at the border crossings at peak times are part of the picture. If you are buying to let, demand can come from people working across the border.

Istat, the Italian statistics office, counts 2,758 residents (2023), up 2.9% on 2011. The population is younger than the Como average: an average age of 44.8 against 46.3, and 20.8% over 65 against 24.1% in the province. Foreign nationals make up 3.5%. Incomes declared in Italy are below the provincial average, a figure worth reading with Swiss salaries in mind.

Earthquake risk is low: seismic zone 4, like all 147 municipalities in Como province, and an expected acceleration of 0.039 g. In climate zone E, the key point for a house from the 1970s or 1980s is energy efficiency: external insulation, windows and the heating system.

In the stream valleys and on wooded slopes the ground changes a lot over short distances. The report reads the official landslide and flood maps for the address and measures the slope of the plot.

Key points

  • Olgiate hills, a few kilometres from Switzerland
  • 2,758 residents, up 2.9% since 2011
  • Average age 44.8, younger than the province
  • Seismic zone 4, acceleration 0.039 g

Overview

Albiolo is a municipality in the province of Como, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,758 residents, ranked 69 of 147 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Albiolo 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 0.039 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 2.9%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 3.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Albiolo declared an average taxable income of 21,917 euros, below the provincial average (26,761 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Albiolo is in climate zone E, with 2,670 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 423 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Albiolo has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility, 4 sports facilities and 1 green area.

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

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 17.4% of the land in Albiolo, 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

Albiolo 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 Albiolo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Albiolo: 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 Albiolo 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 7 inhabited census areas in Albiolo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 72 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 0.5%
  • good 99.5%

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 013005. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.