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Dubino: 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 Valeriana 2, Dubino.

Dubino, the Pian di Spagna between Valtellina and Valchiavenna

Dubino lies where the Valtellina and the Valchiavenna meet, just above the northern tip of Lake Como, close to Colico. Much of the valley floor is taken up by the Pian di Spagna and Lake Mezzola nature reserve, a wetland between the rivers Adda and Mera visited by migrating birds; the houses stand at the foot of the mountainside, with the hamlets strung out along the road.

For getting about, the location is convenient, close to where the roads to Sondrio and to Chiavenna split, and the municipality has a station served in the official timetables by 2 train routes, towards Colico and Chiavenna, with connections for Lecco and Milan. The market consists of detached houses, village houses and a few blocks of flats; average declared incomes are slightly below the average for the province of Sondrio.

The population is growing: 3,793 residents in 2023, up 6.8% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. It is younger than the Valtellina average, with an average age of 44.8 against 46.8 and over-65s at 22.1%. Foreign residents make up 10.0%.

For earthquakes the area is calm. In the province of Sondrio, 64 municipalities are in seismic zone 3 and only 13 in zone 4 of the Civil Protection Department's scale: Dubino is one of the latter, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.046 g. Valley-floor damp, winter fog and good insulation matter more, in climate zone E.

The cadastral maps are published and the report traces an address back to its plot. On a plain between two rivers and a lake, below steep slopes, flooding and landslides are the two checks to make on an address, and the report runs both at the exact spot.

Key points

  • Where Valtellina meets Valchiavenna, with the Pian di Spagna reserve.
  • Station with 2 train routes towards Colico and Chiavenna.
  • 3,793 residents in 2023, up 6.8% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4; on the plain, check flood maps.

Overview

Dubino is a municipality in the province of Sondrio, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,793 residents, ranked 14 of 77 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Dubino is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Only 13 of 77 municipalities in the province are in zone 4.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.046 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 6.8%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 10.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Dubino declared an average taxable income of 22,420 euros, below the provincial average (23,822 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Dubino is in climate zone E, with 2,386 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 223 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Dubino has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 3 healthcare facilities and 3 sports facilities.

There are 0.3 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (1.0).

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 2 train lines, 1 bus line. That is about 0.3 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 13.0% of the land in Dubino, 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

Dubino 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 open contaminated sites in Dubino; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Dubino: 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 Dubino 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 15 inhabited census areas in Dubino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 4.3%
  • good 95.7%

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 014027. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.