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Cercino: 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 Valeriana 5, Cercino.

Cercino, on the sunny side of lower Valtellina

On the south-facing side of lower Valtellina, above the Adda plain, a string of small villages makes up the Costiera dei Cèch: Cercino is one of them. The town hall stands at about 490 metres among terraces, vineyards, chestnut woods and meadows, with an open view over the valley and the Orobie mountains opposite. Morbegno and the valley floor, where the main road and the railway to Sondrio and Milan run, are the reference for work and services.

Sunshine is the main reason people choose this side of the valley. Homes range from stone houses in the old hamlets, packed together and sometimes reached only on foot, to newer detached houses along the roads. Before buying, check how far you can drive up to the house, the state of the roof and of walls set against the slope, and the cost of heating in climate zone E. On the terraces and along the side valleys, the report checks the official landslide maps for the address.

Cercino has grown: at the end of 2023 it had 798 residents, up 5.8% on the 754 of 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 45.8, a little below the provincial 46.8, and over-65s are 23.7% against 25.3% provincially. Foreign residents are 6.5%. Average declared income is close to the provincial figure.

On earthquakes, Cercino is in zone 4, the lowest class, shared by 13 of the 77 municipalities in the province; the expected ground acceleration is about 0.049 g. For a stone house, the roof, systems and insulation matter more.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover Cercino, so the report links the address to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Costiera dei Cèch, the sunny side of lower Valtellina.
  • Population up 5.8% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 23.7%, below the provincial 25.3%.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.049 g.

Overview

Cercino is a municipality in the province of Sondrio, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 798 residents, ranked 52 of 77 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cercino is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Only 13 of 77 municipalities in the province are in zone 4.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.049 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 5.8%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 6.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cercino declared an average taxable income of 23,227 euros, in line with the province (23,822 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cercino is in climate zone E, with 2,761 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 487 metres above sea level.

Services

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.2 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 7.3% of the land in Cercino, 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

Cercino 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 Cercino.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cercino: 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 Cercino 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 11 inhabited census areas in Cercino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.6%
  • fair 99.4%

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 014017. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.