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Capiago Intimiano: 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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For example: Via Serenza 1, Capiago Intimiano.

Capiago Intimiano, wooded hills south-east of Como

The name joins two villages, Capiago and Intimiano, which together make up one municipality in the wooded hills south-east of Como. The town hall stands at around 400 metres, and from some spots you can see the city and the mountains around the lake. Como is right next door and Cantù is not far away.

People come here mainly to live. Homes are mostly villas and detached houses with gardens, a few small blocks of flats and the old cores of the two villages, with narrow, climbing streets. Average declared incomes are higher than in the province of Como. There is no railway station: ASF buses run to Como and Cantù, but for many journeys you need a car, even to reach the stations in Como. Try the journey at rush hour, when the roads into the city fill up.

At the end of 2023 there were 5,440 residents, down 1.5% on the 2011 census, so broadly stable. The average age (46.6) and the share of over-65s (23.7%) are close to the provincial figures, and foreign residents make up 4.8%. Households have 2.33 members on average.

Earthquake hazard is at the bottom of the scale: all 147 municipalities in the province of Como are in seismic zone 4, and the expected ground acceleration here is about 0.043 g. On sloping land, retaining walls, rainwater drainage and damp in basement rooms deserve attention long before earthquakes do.

Small streams run through the woods and valleys, and on the steeper slopes landslide hazard has to be assessed plot by plot. The report does this for the address, alongside the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, which are published for the municipality.

Key points

  • Two hill villages right next to Como.
  • Villas and detached houses, incomes above the provincial average.
  • 5,440 residents, average age 46.6.
  • Seismic zone 4, like the whole province of Como.

Overview

Capiago Intimiano is a municipality in the province of Como, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 5,440 residents, ranked 30 of 147 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Capiago Intimiano 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 0.043 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 1.5%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Capiago Intimiano declared an average taxable income of 29,223 euros, above the provincial average (26,761 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Capiago Intimiano is in climate zone E, with 2,667 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 421 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Capiago Intimiano has 5 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 5 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 18.6% of the land in Capiago Intimiano, 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

Capiago Intimiano 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 open contaminated sites in Capiago Intimiano; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Capiago Intimiano: 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 Capiago Intimiano 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 23 inhabited census areas in Capiago Intimiano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 7.5%
  • good 92.5%

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 013043. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.