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Lanzada: 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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Lanzada, at almost a thousand metres in Valmalenco

From Sondrio, Valmalenco climbs north to the Bernina massif, and Lanzada lies well up the valley: the village sits at almost a thousand metres, just above Chiesa in Valmalenco, and its territory reaches high up to the Campo Moro and Alpe Gera reservoirs below the Bernina glaciers. The valley is also known for its stone quarries, serpentine in particular, which have provided work for generations.

Life here is genuinely alpine. Winters are long (climate zone F), and a house should be chosen with winter sun, snow clearing and heating costs in mind. Sondrio, with the hospital, secondary schools and trains, is at the bottom of the valley; there is only one road, and in heavy snow journeys take longer.

In 2023 there were 1,256 residents, down 8.5% on the 1,372 of 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 49.0, against 46.8 in the province of Sondrio, and over-65s are 30.3%. Very few residents are foreign, 0.7%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average. Alongside residents there is a share of homes used for winter and summer holidays.

Seismic hazard is low: zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, like 63 other municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of 0.112 g in the built-up area. High in the valley, slopes and streams matter more: the report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the address.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report goes from the address to the plot, also measuring the elevation and slope of the ground.

Key points

  • Valmalenco, at almost a thousand metres above Sondrio.
  • Long winters: climate zone F.
  • Population down 8.5%, over-65s at 30.3%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.112 g.

Overview

Lanzada is a municipality in the province of Sondrio, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,256 residents, ranked 43 of 77 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Lanzada 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 0.112 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 8.5%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (47). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 0.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Lanzada declared an average taxable income of 19,960 euros, below the provincial average (23,822 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Lanzada is in climate zone F, with 3,465 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 983 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Lanzada has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 0.7% of the land in Lanzada, 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

Lanzada is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Lombardia in 2023. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.

Official databases list one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Lanzada. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Lanzada: 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 Lanzada 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 7 inhabited census areas in Lanzada. 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 014036. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.