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Faedo Valtellino: 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 Piano 1, Faedo Valtellino.

Faedo Valtellino, a mid-Valtellina slope near Sondrio

A short way from Sondrio, on a slope rising from the Adda valley floor, Faedo Valtellino is a small mountain municipality with the town hall at around 560 metres and houses spread among meadows and woods. For work, schools and services the reference point is the provincial capital, a quick drive away.

There were 504 residents in 2023, 7.5% fewer than in 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The mean age is 50.2, against 46.8 for the province, and over-65s are 31.3%, above the provincial 25.3%. Foreign residents are 3.4%. Declared incomes are below the average for the province of Sondrio.

For a buyer, two issues come before the rest. The first is the cold: the climate zone is F, so ask for the actual heating consumption as well as checking insulation and windows. The second is aspect: on a mountain slope, hours of winter sun vary a lot from one house to the next, and it is worth visiting the property on a January day too.

Faedo Valtellino is in seismic zone 3, like 64 of the 77 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.086 g. For a stone building, a check of walls, floors and roof is usually enough.

The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps cover the municipality, and the report traces the address to the land parcel. On the slopes of the Valtellina, landslides and debris flows are the first natural hazard to look at, and the report checks them on the official maps for the exact address.

Key points

  • Mid-Valtellina, a short way from Sondrio, at about 560 metres.
  • Over-65s at 31.3%, above the provincial 25.3%.
  • Climate zone F: check heating consumption and winter sun.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.086 g.

Overview

Faedo Valtellino is a municipality in the province of Sondrio, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 504 residents, ranked 65 of 77 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Faedo Valtellino 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 0.086 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 7.5%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (47). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 3.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Faedo Valtellino declared an average taxable income of 21,667 euros, below the provincial average (23,822 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Faedo Valtellino is in climate zone F, with 3,319 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 557 metres above sea level.

Services

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.2 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 4.5% of the land in Faedo Valtellino, 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

Faedo Valtellino 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 Faedo Valtellino.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Faedo Valtellino: 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 Faedo Valtellino 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 Faedo Valtellino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 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 014028. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.