Centro Valle Intelvi: 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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Centro Valle Intelvi, between Lake Como and the Swiss border
Centro Valle Intelvi is a new municipality: it was formed in 2017 by merging Casasco d'Intelvi, Castiglione d'Intelvi and San Fedele Intelvi, three villages in the Valle d'Intelvi, the mountain upland between Lake Como and Lake Lugano. For centuries the valley sent out the Intelvi masters, stucco workers, sculptors and architects who worked across much of Europe, and many village churches still hold stucco and frescoes from that tradition.
Today the valley relies heavily on jobs in Switzerland. The border with the canton of Ticino is close and many residents are cross-border commuters. The market includes stone village houses, detached homes, flats in blocks built for holidays and second homes owned by people from the Lombardy plain. In the mountains, aspect, winter access, insulation and heating costs are what count. Average declared incomes are well below the average for the province of Como.
In 2023 the municipality had 3,747 residents, up 16.1% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office, which is unusual for a mountain area. The average age is 45.6 against 46.3 in the province, and over-65s make up 22.5%. Foreign residents account for 10.7%.
Earthquakes are a minor worry: all 147 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 4 of the Civil Protection classification, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.040 g. The upkeep of roofs and walls and the efficiency of heating systems matter more.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the whole municipality. The villages sit on slopes and terraces cut by streams and side valleys, so gradient and landslide maps are read for the exact address.
Key points
- Formed in 2017 from three villages in the Valle d'Intelvi.
- 3,747 residents in 2023, up 16.1% since 2011.
- All 147 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.
- Close to Switzerland: many residents work in Ticino.
Overview
Centro Valle Intelvi is a municipality in the province of Como, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,747 residents, ranked 51 of 147 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Centro Valle Intelvi 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 0.040 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 grown by 16.1%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 10.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Centro Valle Intelvi declared an average taxable income of 21,397 euros, below the provincial average (26,761 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Centro Valle Intelvi is in climate zone F, with 3,237 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 822 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Centro Valle Intelvi has 5 schools. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets.
The data shows no pharmacies within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.3 per 1,000 residents.
Public transport
The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Centro Valle Intelvi.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 6.7% of the land in Centro Valle Intelvi, 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
Centro Valle Intelvi 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 contaminated sites in Centro Valle Intelvi.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Centro Valle Intelvi: 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 Centro Valle Intelvi 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 24 inhabited census areas in Centro Valle Intelvi. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 94.8%
- good 5.2%
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 013254. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.