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Dizzasco: 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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For example: Via Roma 1, Dizzasco.

Dizzasco, at the mouth of the Intelvi valley

Dizzasco is one of the villages of the Val d'Intelvi, the valley that opens between Lake Como and Lake Lugano and runs up to the border with the Swiss canton of Ticino. The town hall stands at around 500 metres above the western shore of Lake Como, and from the village the road climbs into the rest of the valley or drops down to the lake. It is a place to live rather than a service centre: the big supermarket, secondary schools and the hospital all mean a drive.

The village has gained residents in recent years. In 2023 Istat, the national statistics institute, counted 646, up 14.3% on 2011, with households of 2.25 people on average. The average age is 49.5 against 46.3 in the province of Como, over-65s make up 28.9% and foreign residents 16.9%. Average declared income is slightly below the provincial level.

The housing stock is mixed: stone houses in the old core, often in need of work, and newer detached houses on the slopes. What matters is sunshine, snow in winter (the climate zone is E), the access road and parking, which is never a given in a village built on a hillside.

Earthquakes are not the main concern here. All 147 municipalities in the province of Como are in seismic zone 4 of the Civil Protection (Protezione Civile) classification, the lowest, and the expected ground acceleration is about 0.040 g. Insulation, roof and heating matter more than structural strengthening.

On the slopes the report measures the elevation and gradient of the plot and checks the official landslide hazard maps. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published, so the address leads to the land parcel and the building.

Key points

  • Val d'Intelvi village above the western shore of Lake Como.
  • 646 residents, up 14.3% since 2011.
  • Foreign residents 16.9%, households of 2.25.
  • Seismic zone 4, like the whole province of Como.

Overview

Dizzasco is a municipality in the province of Como, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 646 residents, ranked 120 of 147 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Dizzasco 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 0.040 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 14.3%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (46). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 16.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Dizzasco declared an average taxable income of 25,656 euros, in line with the province (26,761 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Dizzasco is in climate zone E, with 2,788 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 506 metres above sea level.

Services

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 Dizzasco.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 6.9% of the land in Dizzasco, 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

Dizzasco 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 low. 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 Dizzasco.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Dizzasco: 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 Dizzasco 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 10 inhabited census areas in Dizzasco. 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 013087. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.