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Aprica: 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: Corso Roma 1, Aprica.

Aprica, the pass between Valtellina and Val Camonica

Aprica is first and foremost a pass: the crossing, at over a thousand metres, that links the Valtellina, on the Tirano side, with the Val Camonica towards Edolo. Around the pass a winter sports resort has grown up, with ski lifts, hotels, holiday flats and a long row of buildings along the main road.

That makes Aprica different from the mountain villages nearby. There are 60 recorded services, many of them tourism-related, and the housing on offer is mostly flats in apartment blocks from the second half of the twentieth century, alongside a few chalets and older houses. Buyers should look at the service charges for the building, heating costs (climate zone F, long cold winters) and the state of the roofs under the weight of snow.

There are 1,468 residents, down 7.6% on 2011. The average age is 47.5 (46.8 for the province) and over-65s make up 25.3%, the same share as in the province of Sondrio. Foreign nationals are 5.2%. Average incomes are slightly above the provincial level.

The municipality is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection scale, like 64 of the 77 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.071 g. In a block of flats, it is worth asking the building manager about any structural checks and work carried out.

In the mountains, slopes and snow need to be considered. The report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the address, measures elevation and gradient, and gives the cadastral details of the land parcel.

Key points

  • Ski resort on the pass between Valtellina and Val Camonica.
  • 60 recorded services, many linked to tourism.
  • 1,468 residents, down 7.6% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.071 g.

Overview

Aprica is a municipality in the province of Sondrio, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,468 residents, ranked 38 of 77 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Aprica 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 0.071 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 7.6%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Aprica declared an average taxable income of 24,548 euros, in line with the province (23,822 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Aprica is in climate zone F, with 3,734 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,172 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Aprica has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 7 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

The data shows no healthcare facilities 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 Aprica.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 3.5% of the land in Aprica, compared with 2.7% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.9 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Aprica 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 Aprica.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Aprica: 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 Aprica 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 25 inhabited census areas in Aprica. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 38.2%
  • good 61.8%

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 014004. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.