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Griante: 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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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 Regina 1, Griante.

Griante and Cadenabbia, on the west shore of Lake Como

The name many people know is that of its lakeside hamlet, Cadenabbia, opposite Bellagio: Konrad Adenauer, West Germany's first chancellor, spent long holidays here. Griante covers this stretch of the western shore of Lake Como, with villas and hotels on the waterfront and the village climbing the slope behind.

It is a tourist municipality: there are 20.76 bars and restaurants per 1,000 residents, against 4.46 in the province, and some homes are used as second homes or let to visitors. Anyone buying to live here all year should know that in summer the lakeside road fills with traffic, while in winter many businesses close. For work and services people go to Menaggio or towards Como along the lake road.

There were 578 residents in 2023, 7.2% fewer than in 2011. The average age is 50.2, against 46.3 in the province of Como, and over-65s make up 30.1%, above the provincial 24.1%. Foreign nationals make up 8.5% of residents. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The earthquake picture is calm: all 147 municipalities around Como are in zone 4, the lowest, and the expected ground acceleration in Griante is about 0.041 g. In a period villa or a lakeside flat, damp, upkeep and service charges matter more.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are available, and the report links the address to its land parcel. Two checks matter most: lake flooding near the shore and landslides on the steep slope. The report reads the official maps for the exact position.

Key points

  • West shore of Lake Como, including the hamlet of Cadenabbia.
  • Over-65s at 30.1%, against 24.1% in the province.
  • All 147 municipalities around Como in seismic zone 4.
  • Lake flooding by the shore, landslides on the slope: checked by address.

Overview

Griante is a municipality in the province of Como, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 578 residents, ranked 124 of 147 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Griante 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 0.041 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 7.2%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (46). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Griante declared an average taxable income of 21,946 euros, below the provincial average (26,761 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Griante is in climate zone E, with 2,284 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 247 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, Griante has 1 green area.

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 Griante.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 4.9% of the land in Griante, 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

Griante 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 Griante; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Griante: 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 Griante 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 3 inhabited census areas in Griante. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.9%
  • fair 98.1%

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 013113. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.