Comano: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Massa-Carrara, Toscana. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Comano, a Lunigiana village below the Apennine ridge
Comano is in upper Lunigiana, the northernmost corner of Tuscany, where the valleys climb towards the Apennine ridge separating the province of Massa-Carrara from Emilia. The municipality is made up of small scattered hamlets among woods and meadows on the hillsides, linked to each other and to the valley floor by narrow roads.
Buyers here will find mostly stone buildings, often old and sometimes in need of full restoration. Allow for heating and insulation costs, roof maintenance and how easy access is in winter. Secondary schools, hospital care and public offices are in the larger towns of Lunigiana, reached by car.
In 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 666 residents, down 11.8% on 2011. The average age is 54.1, against 49.2 in the province, and over-65s make up 38.4% of residents, compared with 28.8% in the province and 26.5% across Tuscany. Foreign residents are 13.5%. Average declared income is below the provincial average.
Earthquakes are the issue to look at most closely. Comano is in seismic zone 2, like 14 of the 17 municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.204 g. For a stone house you need precise information: year of construction, structural work with the permits filed, and the condition of floors and roof. An engineer's visit before signing a preliminary contract costs little compared with the risk.
On slopes, landslide hazard and gradient are read for the individual address on the official maps the report uses. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report traces the land parcel from the address.
Key points
- Upper Lunigiana, small stone hamlets below the Apennine ridge.
- 666 residents, down 11.8% since 2011.
- Over-65s at 38.4%, against 28.8% in the province.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.204 g.
Overview
Comano is a municipality in the province of Massa-Carrara, in Toscana. At the end of 2023 it had 666 residents, among the smallest in the province (17 of 17).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Comano is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (14 of 17) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.204 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Comano, the building matters a great deal: ask for the design year, whether it met the 2008 seismic standards, and whether any seismic retrofit has been carried out.
Population
Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 11.8%. The estimated average age is 54 years, higher than the province average (49). 38% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 26%). Foreign residents make up 13.5% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Comano declared an average taxable income of 20,489 euros, below the provincial average (23,864 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Comano is in climate zone E, with 2,723 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 530 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Comano has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 per 1,000 residents.
Public transport
We do not yet have open public transport timetables for this municipality: the report says so explicitly, without inventing distances.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 2.0% of the land in Comano, compared with 7.3% in the province and 6.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
Radon and contaminated sites
Comano is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Toscana in 2025. 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 Comano.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Comano: 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 Comano 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 Comano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 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
- 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.
- 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 Toscana, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2025.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 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 045005. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.