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Ballabio: 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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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 Provinciale 1, Ballabio.

Ballabio, above Lecco on the road to the Valsassina

From Lecco, the road to the Valsassina climbs within a few kilometres to Ballabio, in a green basin at the foot of the southern Grigna, at around six hundred and sixty metres. The municipality stretches up to the Piani Resinelli, popular with hikers and climbers, and stays tied to Lecco for work, schools and services.

This is a municipality that attracts families: in 2023 there were 4,187 residents, up 4.2% since 2011, with an average age of 44.1 against 46.6 in the province and over-65s at 19.0%, against 25.2%. Foreign residents make up 6.7%. Average declared incomes are close to the provincial average.

There is no railway station in town: you go down to Lecco by car or bus, and trains to Milan leave from there. For buyers, orientation matters (north-facing slopes of the basin get less winter sun), as do the gradient of the land and access in snow. In climate zone F, heating and insulation weigh on running costs.

The province of Lecco has 64 municipalities in seismic zone 3 and 20 in zone 4, as classified by Italy's Civil Protection Department; Ballabio is in zone 3, but the expected ground acceleration is low, about 0.053 g. In the mountains, landslides and debris flows from the slopes matter more: the report checks gradient and the official maps for the address, and near streams the flood maps too.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report traces the plot from the address.

Key points

  • Basin at the foot of the Grigna above Lecco, up to Piani Resinelli.
  • Up 4.2% since 2011, over-65s at 19.0%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected ground acceleration about 0.053 g.
  • No station: trains from Lecco.

Overview

Ballabio is a municipality in the province of Lecco, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 4,187 residents, ranked 23 of 84 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ballabio 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 0.053 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 grown by 4.2%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (47). 19% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 6.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ballabio declared an average taxable income of 27,634 euros, in line with the province (28,624 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Ballabio is in climate zone F, with 3,014 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 661 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Ballabio has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 3 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 1.4 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 7.3% of the land in Ballabio, 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

Ballabio 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 Ballabio.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Ballabio: 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 Ballabio 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 Ballabio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 73 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 18.1%
  • good 81.9%

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 097004. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.