Campione d'Italia: 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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Campione d'Italia, the Italian enclave on Lake Lugano
Campione d'Italia is a one-off: a piece of Italy entirely surrounded by Switzerland, on the shore of Lake Lugano, facing the city of Lugano. To reach the rest of Italy you have to cross the canton of Ticino, and everyday life here is tied to Switzerland for work, shopping and many services. The village is best known for its casino, the large building on the lakefront.
If you are thinking of buying here, allow for an unusual administrative position: rules on tax, customs, currency and services are not those of an ordinary Lombard municipality, so before signing ask a professional to explain how taxes, utilities and residence work. Homes are mostly flats in small blocks and villas on the shore or on the mountainside behind, often with lake views.
Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,757 residents in 2023, down 18.6% since 2011. The population is older, with an average age of 49.3 against 46.3 in the province of Como, and households are small, 1.81 people on average. Foreign residents make up 29.5% of the population.
Earthquake hazard is low. Campione is in seismic zone 4, like all 147 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.039 g. On the slope and near the lake it is still worth checking the landslide and flood maps for the exact address.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for Campione too, so the report finds the land parcel from the address and gives distances to the village's services.
Key points
- Italian enclave surrounded by Switzerland, on Lake Lugano.
- Special rules on tax and services: get them clear before buying.
- Residents down 18.6% since 2011, foreign residents 29.5%.
- Seismic zone 4, like all 147 municipalities in the province.
Overview
Campione d'Italia is a municipality in the province of Como, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,757 residents, ranked 84 of 147 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Campione d'Italia 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 fallen by 18.6%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (46). 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 29.5% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Campione d'Italia declared an average taxable income of 26,061 euros, in line with the province (26,761 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Campione d'Italia is in climate zone E, with 2,457 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 273 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Campione d'Italia has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility and 2 sports facilities.
There are 1.7 schools per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.9).
Public transport
The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Campione d'Italia.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 10.6% of the land in Campione d'Italia, 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
Campione d'Italia 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 open contaminated sites in Campione d'Italia; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Campione d'Italia: 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 Campione d'Italia 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 14 inhabited census areas in Campione d'Italia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 72 or more.
Residents by band
- good 100.0%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Public transport timetables (GTFS): Trenord, Regione Lombardia - Trenord, orari ferroviari (GTFS). Licence CC BY 4.0, version 20261111.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Lombardia, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Lombardia. Licence CC0 1.0 (pubblico dominio), updated to 15 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 013040. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.