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Luisago: 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 Alessandro Volta 1, Luisago.

Luisago, between Como and Brianza on the Milan line

Luisago lies south of Como, in the belt of low hills and built-up areas that leads towards the Brianza and Milan. The municipality has a railway stop, in the hamlet of Portichetto, on the line linking Como to Saronno and Milan: a real advantage for anyone working in Milan or its suburbs. Como is a quarter of an hour by car, and the main roads to Milan are close.

The territory is heavily built up: houses, industrial buildings and roads cover a large share of it, and what green space remains is small woods and meadows between one settlement and the next. Buyers find detached houses, small blocks of flats from recent decades and a few restored old courtyards. Check the distance from the busiest roads and from industrial areas; in the lowest spots the report checks the official flood maps for the address.

The population is growing slightly: there are 2,769 residents (2023), up 3.1% since 2011. The average age is 45.4, below the province of Como (46.3), people over 65 make up 21.6% and foreign residents 7.5%.

Earthquakes carry little weight here: Luisago is in seismic zone 4, like every municipality in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.041 g. For a flat, the energy rating, service charges and works already approved matter more, and the building manager can tell you about them.

The climate is zone E in the Italian classification, with cold, rainy winters. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report finds the parcel from the address.

Key points

  • South of Como, towards the Brianza
  • Stop on the Como, Saronno and Milan line
  • 2,769 residents, up 3.1% since 2011
  • Seismic zone 4, like the whole province

Overview

Luisago is a municipality in the province of Como, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,769 residents, ranked 68 of 147 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Luisago 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 grown by 3.1%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Luisago declared an average taxable income of 25,701 euros, in line with the province (26,761 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Luisago is in climate zone E, with 2,534 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 327 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Luisago has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility and 1 sports facility.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 1 bus line, 1 train line. That is about 0.4 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 40.5% of the land in Luisago, 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

Luisago 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 Luisago, and one more has been cleaned up or closed. 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 Luisago: 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 Luisago 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 15 inhabited census areas in Luisago. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 9.4%
  • good 90.6%

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 013135. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.