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Montevecchia: 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 Alta Collina 1, Montevecchia.

Montevecchia, a hill of vineyards in the Curone valley park

You can spot the hill of Montevecchia from a distance thanks to the terraces of vines and herbs that run down from the sanctuary at the top. This is the Lecco part of Brianza, between Lecco and Milan, and much of the municipality lies inside the Montevecchia and Curone Valley regional park: woods, footpaths and farmhouses that stay green only a short drive from heavily built-up areas.

That character shapes the market. There is little new building, the park limits expansion, and homes for sale are often detached houses, restored rural buildings or flats in small developments. Declared incomes are well above the provincial average. The town is on a hill with steep roads, so the report measures the elevation and slope of the plot and checks the official landslide and flood maps at the address.

Istat, Italy's national statistics office, records 2,681 residents (2023), up 8.1% since 2011. The average age is 46.1, close to the provincial 46.6, and over-65s make up 24.5%. Foreign residents account for 4.9%. Daily commuting is mostly by car: the data show no public transport stops inside the municipality.

Earthquake risk is modest. Montevecchia is in seismic zone 3, like 63 other municipalities in the province of Lecco, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.062 g, a low value. In old stone houses the things to check are the roof, damp and the wiring and heating.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here, and the report links the address to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Terraced hill in the Curone valley regional park
  • 2,681 residents, up 8.1% since 2011
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.062 g
  • Incomes above the provincial average, little new building

Overview

Montevecchia is a municipality in the province of Lecco, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,681 residents, ranked 40 of 84 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montevecchia 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 0.062 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 grown by 8.1%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montevecchia declared an average taxable income of 36,447 euros, above the provincial average (28,624 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Montevecchia is in climate zone E, with 2,750 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 479 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Montevecchia has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 sports facilities and 4 parks and green areas.

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

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 12.1% of the land in Montevecchia, 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

Montevecchia 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 no contaminated sites in Montevecchia.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Montevecchia: 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 Montevecchia 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 17 inhabited census areas in Montevecchia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 20.7%
  • good 79.3%

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 097053. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.