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Calco: 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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Calco, Lecco's Brianza between Merate and the Adda

Between Merate and the Adda valley, Calco covers a stretch of the Brianza area of Lecco province made up of low hills, meadows and residential streets, with its town hall at around 280 metres. It has gained residents since 2011, and its population is younger than that of the province.

The figures bear this out. At the end of 2023 there were 5,411 residents, up 5.8% on the 2011 census. The average age is 44.8 against 46.6 in the province of Lecco, and 20.8% of residents are over 65 compared with 25.2%. Foreign residents make up 9.9%. Average declared incomes are above the provincial figure.

For anyone working in Milan or Lecco, the train is within easy reach: Olgiate-Calco-Brivio station, on the line from Lecco to Milan via Carnate, also serves Calco. The market offers mostly flats in recent blocks and detached houses, with a few restored courtyard buildings in the old cores. If you are looking at a house near the main roads, consider the traffic, which is heavy at rush hour.

Earthquake hazard is low. Calco is in seismic zone 3, like 64 municipalities in the province, with the other 20 in zone 4, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.065 g. In a recent block of flats, the energy rating, service charges and the state of the shared systems matter more.

On the hills and along the streams that run down to the Adda, conditions can change from one street to the next. The report checks landslide and flood hazard for the address and finds the land parcel on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps.

Key points

  • 5,411 residents, up 5.8% since 2011.
  • 20.8% over 65, against 25.2% in the province.
  • Olgiate-Calco-Brivio station just over the boundary.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.065 g.

Overview

Calco is a municipality in the province of Lecco, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 5,411 residents, ranked 15 of 84 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Calco 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 0.065 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 5.8%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 9.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Calco declared an average taxable income of 29,470 euros, in line with the province (28,624 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Calco is in climate zone E, with 2,471 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 283 metres above sea level.

Services

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

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 Calco.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 28.4% of the land in Calco, 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

Calco 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Calco, and one more has been cleaned up or closed. 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 Calco: 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 Calco 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 27 inhabited census areas in Calco. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 73 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 15.3%
  • good 68.5%
  • very good 16.3%

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 097012. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.