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Moltrasio: 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 Antonio Besana 1, Moltrasio.

Moltrasio, villas and terraces on Lake Como's western shore

Moltrasio drops steeply down the western shore of Lake Como, just north of Cernobbio, between the lakeside road known as the Via Regina and the woods climbing the mountain behind. The village is a tangle of stepped lanes, historic villas facing the lake and houses stacked one above another. Como is a few minutes' drive away, traffic allowing, and Switzerland is close.

The gradient decides almost everything. A lakeside house with a boathouse and a house up the hill reached only on foot have very different values and problems: access, parking, getting materials in for building work, retaining walls. Before an offer, find out where you can leave the car and who maintains the steps and walls, and read the landslide hazard for the address, which deserves close attention on the lake slopes.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,523 residents in 2023, down 7.1% since 2011. The village is older than its province: an average age of 50.3 against 46.3, and over-65s at 30.7% against 24.1%. Foreign residents account for 10.0%. Declared incomes are well above the provincial average.

Earthquake hazard is low: all 147 municipalities in the province of Como are in seismic zone 4, and the expected ground acceleration here is about 0.041 g. In villas and old houses, what matters more is the roof, damp and the landscape protection rules, which affect any work on the outside.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report reaches the land parcel from the address, even for houses reached only by steps.

Key points

  • Western shore of Lake Como, just north of Cernobbio.
  • Slopes, access and parking weigh on value.
  • All 147 Como municipalities in seismic zone 4.
  • Over-65s at 30.7%, against 24.1% in the province.

Overview

Moltrasio is a municipality in the province of Como, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,523 residents, ranked 89 of 147 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Moltrasio 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 7.1%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (46). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 10.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Moltrasio declared an average taxable income of 35,196 euros, above the provincial average (26,761 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Moltrasio is in climate zone E, with 2,420 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 official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Moltrasio has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 5.1% of the land in Moltrasio, 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

Moltrasio 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 low. 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 Moltrasio; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Moltrasio: 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 Moltrasio 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 Moltrasio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 46.7%
  • good 53.3%

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 013152. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.