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Moggio: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Lecco, 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 per Concenedo 1, Moggio.

Moggio, the Valsassina and the cable car to Artavaggio

Moggio lies in the Valsassina, the valley that climbs behind Lecco between the Grigna massif and the mountains of the Bergamo area. The village is at around 900 metres and is the starting point of the cable car to the Piani di Artavaggio, used for skiing in winter and hiking in summer.

Some of the houses are second homes, and the market has two faces: flats in small blocks built for holidays and older village houses. For a flat, ask for the minutes of residents' meetings and any planned extraordinary charges; for a village house, check the roof and services. Climate zone F, the coldest in Italy's classification, means insulation and heating need attention. Lecco, for work and services, is reached by driving down the valley.

In 2023 there were 495 residents, almost the same as in 2011 (down 1.6%), according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 50.5 against 46.6 for the province of Lecco; over-65s make up 27.3% and foreign residents 4.8%. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

Moggio is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection department's national scale, like 64 of the 84 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.054 g in the built-up area, a low value. In a holiday flat, the condition of the building and its energy rating matter more.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps and the report goes from the address to the land parcel. In the mountains, landslides, avalanches and streams depend on the exact spot: the report checks the address against the official maps and measures the distance to the nearest services.

Key points

  • Valsassina, at around 900 metres above Lecco.
  • Cable car to the Piani di Artavaggio: skiing in winter, hiking in summer.
  • 495 residents in 2023, average age 50.5.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.054 g.

Overview

Moggio is a municipality in the province of Lecco, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 495 residents, among the smallest in the province (76 of 84).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Moggio is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (64 of 84) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.054 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 1.6%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (47). 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.8% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Moggio declared an average taxable income of 27,697 euros, in line with the province (28,624 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Moggio is in climate zone F, with 3,330 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 890 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Moggio has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility and 1 green area.

The data shows no schools 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 Moggio.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 3.8% of the land in Moggio, compared with 12.1% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Moggio 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 Moggio.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Moggio: 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 Moggio 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 8 inhabited census areas in Moggio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 59.4%
  • good 40.6%

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 097050. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.