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Livo: 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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Livo, in the Livo valley above the upper part of Lake Como

Behind the western shore of the upper part of Lake Como, a valley runs down from the mountains to the lake, named after the stream that flows through it, the Livo. The village sits on this slope, below seven hundred metres, its stone houses grouped together and surrounded by woods, meadows and paths leading up to the summer pastures. The lake is close, but the road down to it is a narrow mountain road with plenty of bends.

For buyers the location offers two different things: the quiet of a small mountain village and, not far away, the services of the lakeside towns, with shops, schools and doctors. Como is too far for a daily commute. Old stone houses need attention to the roof, damp and the wiring and plumbing, and in climate zone F heating is a cost to factor in from the start.

Figures from Istat, Italy's national statistics office, describe a small village: 164 residents in 2023, 26 fewer than the 190 of 2011, a fall of 13.7%. The estimated average age is 51.7, against 46.3 in the province of Como, and foreign residents make up 7.9%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

On earthquakes there are no differences across the province: all 147 municipalities are in seismic zone 4 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, and in Livo the expected ground acceleration is about 0.042 g. Steep slopes and the stream matter more, and the report checks them on the official landslide and flood maps for the location of the house. Revenue Agency maps are published, and the report traces the cadastral parcel.

Key points

  • Mountain village in the Livo valley, above the upper part of Lake Como.
  • 164 residents in 2023, down 13.7% since 2011.
  • Average age 51.7; foreign residents 7.9%.
  • All 147 municipalities around Como in seismic zone 4.

Overview

Livo is a municipality in the province of Como, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 164 residents, among the smallest in the province (147 of 147).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Livo 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 0.042 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 13.7%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (46). 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.9% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Livo declared an average taxable income of 19,387 euros, below the provincial average (26,761 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Livo is in climate zone F, with 3,028 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 675 metres above sea level.

Services

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 Livo.

How built-up it is

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

Livo 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 Livo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Livo: 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 Livo 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 2 inhabited census areas in Livo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 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 013130. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.