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Claino con Osteno: 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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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 Porlezza 1, Claino con Osteno.

Claino con Osteno, two villages on Lake Lugano

The name tells you how the municipality is made up: Osteno lies on the Italian shore of Lake Lugano, while Claino sits higher up, on the slope rising from the lake. They are two different settings a few minutes apart. In Osteno you live close to the water, with houses looking over the lake and a gorge cut by a stream just outside the village; in Claino the houses are mountain homes on steeper roads.

Switzerland is close by and cross-border work is part of life in this area. Como and Menaggio are the Italian reference towns for services and offices, reached by car on narrow, winding roads, something buyers should factor into their daily travel times.

The population has barely changed: 541 residents in 2023 against 543 in 2011. The average age is 47.5 against 46.3 in the province, and over-65s make up 27.5%. Foreign residents account for 4.6%. Average declared incomes are well below the average for the province of Como.

All 147 municipalities in the province of Como are in seismic zone 4, the lowest, and the expected ground acceleration in the village is about 0.039 g. Steep slopes and the closeness of the lake matter more here than earthquakes.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps and the report traces the address to its parcel. For a house on the lake or below a slope, read the official landslide and flood maps at the exact address, which the report consults. Lakeside houses should also be checked for damp and access.

Key points

  • Osteno on Lake Lugano, Claino on the slope above.
  • Switzerland is close: cross-border work matters.
  • Population almost unchanged, 541 residents.
  • All 147 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.

Overview

Claino con Osteno is a municipality in the province of Como, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 541 residents, ranked 126 of 147 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Claino con Osteno 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Claino con Osteno declared an average taxable income of 15,440 euros, below the provincial average (26,761 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Claino con Osteno is in climate zone E, with 2,467 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 280 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, Claino con Osteno has 1 grocery shop.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.9 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 2.2% of the land in Claino con Osteno, 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

Claino con Osteno 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 Claino con Osteno.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Claino con Osteno: 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 Claino con Osteno 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 9 inhabited census areas in Claino con Osteno. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 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 013071. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.