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Montagna in Valtellina: 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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Montagna in Valtellina, terraced vineyards above Sondrio

The name says a lot: Montagna in Valtellina is the mountainside rising straight above Sondrio, on the sunny side of the valley. The town hall is at around 570 metres and the municipality runs from terraced vineyards just above the town up to woods and summer pastures, with hamlets scattered along the road that climbs the slope. The terraces grow Nebbiolo for Valtellina Superiore wine, and on the hill above the town stand the remains of Castel Grumello.

For buyers, Sondrio is practically next door: work, schools, the hospital and the railway station are a few minutes' drive away. People choose Montagna for a house with more space, a view over the valley and more winter sun. The trade-off is steep, sometimes narrow roads and access that needs care in snow.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 2,948 residents in 2023, down 2.7% since 2011. The average age of 49.5 is above the provincial 46.8 and over-65s make up 30.1%. Foreign nationals account for 4.0%. Declared incomes are above the average for the province of Sondrio.

Montagna in Valtellina is in seismic zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.092 g. The climate matters more than earthquakes: climate zone F, the coldest, so look closely at insulation and heating. On the hillside every plot has a different gradient, and the report checks elevation, slope and the official landslide maps and flood maps for the streams running down to the Adda.

Key points

  • Sunny mountainside directly above Sondrio.
  • Terraced Valtellina Superiore vineyards, Castel Grumello ruins.
  • 2,948 residents, average age 49.5.
  • Climate zone F; seismic zone 3, acceleration 0.092 g.

Overview

Montagna in Valtellina is a municipality in the province of Sondrio, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,948 residents, ranked 20 of 77 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montagna in Valtellina 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 0.092 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 2.7%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (47). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montagna in Valtellina declared an average taxable income of 26,703 euros, above the provincial average (23,822 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Montagna in Valtellina is in climate zone F, with 3,041 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 567 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Montagna in Valtellina has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility and 1 sports facility.

There are 0.3 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (1.0).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 3.0% of the land in Montagna in Valtellina, 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

Montagna in Valtellina 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 open contaminated sites in Montagna in Valtellina; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Montagna in Valtellina: 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 Montagna in Valtellina 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 22 inhabited census areas in Montagna in Valtellina. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 33.1%
  • good 66.9%

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 014044. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.