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Bellano: 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 Monte Muggio 163, Bellano.

Bellano, the gorge and the eastern shore of Lake Como

On the eastern shore of Lake Como, halfway between Lecco and Colico, Bellano grew up where the Pioverna enters the lake. The stream comes down from Valsassina and, just before reaching the water, cuts the gorge known as the Orrido. The town has a lakefront, an old centre squeezed between water and mountain, and hamlets scattered across the steep slopes behind.

The Lecco to Sondrio railway stops in the town, and the report counts 1 public transport stops in the municipality. Lecco can be reached by train or on the main road that runs through tunnels above the lake, Milan in a little over an hour. For buyers, the choice is between houses in the centre, often without parking, and homes higher up with a view but reached by narrow, steep roads.

In 2023 there were 3,420 residents, down 4.5% since 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The population is old: average age 49.6 against 46.6 in the province, over-65s at 30.9% against 25.2% for the Lecco area. Foreign nationals are 5.1%. There is also a share of holiday homes on the lake, which counts in the summer months.

The province of Lecco is split between seismic zones 3 and 4 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, and Bellano is in zone 4 with 19 other municipalities, with a very low expected ground acceleration of about 0.042 g. The risk to look at here lies elsewhere.

With the lake, the stream and steep slopes, flooding and landslides depend a great deal on the exact spot: a house on the lakefront or near the Pioverna is in a different position from one up on the hillside. The report checks the official maps for the address. Cadastral maps from the Revenue Agency are available.

Key points

  • Eastern shore of Lake Como, where the Pioverna meets the lake.
  • Railway stop on the Lecco-Sondrio line.
  • Over-65s at 30.9%, average age 49.6.
  • Seismic zone 4; lake, stream and slopes to check.

Overview

Bellano is a municipality in the province of Lecco, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,420 residents, ranked 31 of 84 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bellano is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Only 20 of 84 municipalities in the province are in zone 4.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.042 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 fallen by 4.5%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (47). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.1% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bellano declared an average taxable income of 26,409 euros, below the provincial average (28,624 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bellano is in climate zone E, with 2,220 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 202 metres above sea level.

Services

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

There are 1.5 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.6).

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 2 train lines, 1 bus line. That is about 0.3 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 6.0% of the land in Bellano, 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

Bellano 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Bellano. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Bellano: 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 Bellano 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 40 inhabited census areas in Bellano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.0%
  • fair 40.6%
  • good 59.3%

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 097008. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.