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Crandola Valsassina: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Lecco, Lombardia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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For example: Via San Giovanni 1, Crandola Valsassina.

Crandola Valsassina, a terrace over the upper Valsassina

Crandola Valsassina sits on the side of the upper Valsassina at about seven hundred and eighty metres, its houses lined along the road and meadows running down towards the valley floor. The Valsassina is the valley that runs north from the mountains above Lecco, parallel to Lake Como, and its upper part is a mix of small villages, pastures and woods.

People who buy here usually want mountain air about an hour from the Lombard cities, often as a second home. For shopping and services you drive down to the larger villages in the valley, and for work many look to Lecco or the lake shore. Without a car you will not get far. The climate zone is F: cold winters, and in houses used only occasionally, damp and frozen pipes are the usual problems.

According to Istat, Italy's national statistics office, there were 264 residents in 2023, 9 fewer than the 273 of 2011, a fall of 3.3%. The estimated average age is 49.0, against 46.6 in the province of Lecco, and over-65s make up 28.4%. Foreign residents account for 3.8%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquake risk is low. Crandola is in seismic zone 4, the lowest on the Civil Protection Department's scale, like 20 of the 84 municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of about 0.045 g. On the valley slopes, ground stability and rainwater drainage matter more. For the exact address the report shows the slope and the official landslide maps, and the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are published.

Key points

  • Village on the side of the upper Valsassina, above seven hundred metres.
  • 264 residents in 2023, down 3.3% since 2011.
  • Average age 49.0, against 46.6 in the province.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.045 g.

Overview

Crandola Valsassina is a municipality in the province of Lecco, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 264 residents, among the smallest in the province (81 of 84).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Crandola Valsassina is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Only 20 of 84 municipalities in the province are in zone 4.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.045 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 fallen by 3.3%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (47). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 3.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Crandola Valsassina declared an average taxable income of 23,250 euros, below the provincial average (28,624 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Crandola Valsassina is in climate zone F, with 3,177 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 780 metres above sea level.

Services

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.0 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 2.7% of the land in Crandola Valsassina, compared with 12.1% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Crandola Valsassina 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 Crandola Valsassina.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Crandola Valsassina: 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 Crandola Valsassina 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 4 inhabited census areas in Crandola Valsassina. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 43.5%
  • good 56.5%

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 097027. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.