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Cedrasco: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Sondrio, 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 Giuseppe Garibaldi 1, Cedrasco.

Cedrasco, on the Orobie side of the Valtellina

Cedrasco lies in the Valtellina, on the Orobie side, the slope south of the river Adda that faces north. For a buyer this detail matters: in winter this side of the valley gets fewer hours of sun than the opposite slope, and a house's aspect can make a big difference to comfort and heating bills. Sondrio is the reference town for work, secondary schools and hospitals, reached by car along the valley floor.

The municipality runs from the valley floor up to the woods and summer pastures of the Orobie Alps, with clusters of stone houses and more recent homes. In climate zone F winters are long: insulation, windows, the heating system and the roof are the first things to check. For houses higher up, access in snow and the state of the roads matter too.

In 2023 there were 421 residents, 7.5% fewer than the 455 of 2011. The estimated average age is 49.6, against 46.8 for the province of Sondrio, and over-65s make up 31.6% against 25.3%. Households average 2.11 people and foreign residents account for 5.9%. Declared incomes are close to the provincial average.

Earthquake hazard is low: Cedrasco is in seismic zone 3 of the national classification kept by the Civil Protection Department, like 63 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.067 g. In an Alpine valley, landslides, debris flows from side streams and floods on the Adda matter more, and the report checks them on the official maps for the exact address.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes Cedrasco's cadastral maps, and the report traces the address back to its land parcel and building.

Key points

  • Valtellina, on the north-facing Orobie side.
  • Check the sun exposure: it affects comfort and bills.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.067 g.
  • Over-65s at 31.6%, against 25.3% in the province.

Overview

Cedrasco is a municipality in the province of Sondrio, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 421 residents, ranked 67 of 77 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cedrasco is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (64 of 77) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.067 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 fallen by 7.5%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (47). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cedrasco declared an average taxable income of 23,419 euros, in line with the province (23,822 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cedrasco is in climate zone F, with 3,066 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 287 metres above sea level.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 2.1% of the land in Cedrasco, compared with 2.7% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Cedrasco 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 Cedrasco.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cedrasco: 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 Cedrasco 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 2 inhabited census areas in Cedrasco. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 48 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 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

ISTAT code 014016. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.