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Colorina: 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 Roma 4, Colorina.

Colorina, the shaded side of lower Valtellina

On the southern side of lower Valtellina, at the foot of the Orobie Alps, Colorina covers a stretch of valley floor along the river Adda and climbs the slope in small scattered hamlets. Morbegno and Sondrio are where people go for work, secondary schools and hospital, both reached by car along the valley.

Aspect is the first thing to look at. The Orobie side faces north and gets less winter sun than the opposite slope, and the area is in climate zone F, the coldest category: a house that stays in shade for weeks costs more to heat and dries out more slowly. Ask for actual energy bills from recent winters and check insulation, windows and damp in the walls, especially in the stone houses of the older hamlets.

There were 1,296 residents in 2023, down 11.2% on 2011. The average age of 47.1 is close to the province of Sondrio's 46.8, and over-65s make up 23.4%, a little under the provincial 25.3%. Foreign residents are 4.9%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquakes are a minor concern in this part of the Alps. In the province, 64 municipalities are in zone 3 and 13 in zone 4 of the Civil Protection classification; Colorina is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.063 g. In renovated stone houses it is still worth knowing whether the floors were rebuilt and how they are tied into the walls.

Natural hazards change between valley floor and hillside: near the Adda the issue is flooding, higher up it is landslides and side streams. The report reads the official maps for the exact address and, using the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, finds the land parcel.

Key points

  • Lower Valtellina, on the Orobie side of the Adda between Morbegno and Sondrio.
  • Climate zone F on a north-facing slope: check heating costs.
  • Population down 11.2% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.063 g.

Overview

Colorina is a municipality in the province of Sondrio, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,296 residents, ranked 41 of 77 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Colorina 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 0.063 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 11.2%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Colorina declared an average taxable income of 21,034 euros, below the provincial average (23,822 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Colorina is in climate zone F, with 3,080 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 302 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Colorina has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 1 sports facility.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 4.3% of the land in Colorina, 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

Colorina 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 Colorina.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Colorina: 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 Colorina 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 16 inhabited census areas in Colorina. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 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 014023. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.