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Gordona: 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 Coloredo 1, Gordona.

Gordona, the Valchiavenna valley floor below the peaks

In the Valchiavenna, the valley running down from Chiavenna towards Lake Como, Gordona occupies a stretch of the valley floor along the river Mera, at the foot of steep wooded slopes. The town hall is below 300 metres, but behind the village the land climbs quickly towards the side valleys and summer pastures.

Chiavenna is a few kilometres away and is the reference for schools, services and shopping. The Swiss border is a short drive up the valley. Village homes range from stone houses in the old core to detached houses and small blocks of flats on the flat land. Buyers face fewer slopes than in hillside villages, but should look carefully at how close a property is to the streams coming down from the side valleys.

Istat, the national statistics institute, puts the population at 1,974 (2023), up 3.7% from 1,903 in 2011. The average age, 44.5, is lower than 46.8 for the province of Sondrio. Foreign residents are few, at 2.3%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

On earthquakes the picture is calm: seismic zone 4 of the Civil Protection classification, the lowest, with an expected acceleration of 0.047 g. In older houses roof upkeep, snow load and insulation matter more.

For each address the report shows the official landslide and flood maps, which in an Alpine valley need reading plot by plot. Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published.

Key points

  • Valchiavenna valley floor, near Chiavenna.
  • Population up 3.7% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, the lowest.
  • Distance from streams to check address by address.

Overview

Gordona is a municipality in the province of Sondrio, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,974 residents, ranked 31 of 77 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Gordona 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 0.047 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 3.7%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (47). 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 2.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Gordona declared an average taxable income of 21,179 euros, below the provincial average (23,822 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Gordona is in climate zone E, with 2,355 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 283 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Gordona has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility and 1 green area.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets 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 Gordona.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 2.4% of the land in Gordona, compared with 2.7% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.2 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Gordona is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area 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 Gordona; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Gordona: 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 Gordona 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 23 inhabited census areas in Gordona. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 50.8%
  • good 49.2%

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 014032. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.