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Olginate: 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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Olginate, on the Adda just below Lake Garlate

Heading south from Lecco along the Adda, the river widens after Lake Garlate into the small Lake Olginate and then reaches the weir that controls the level of Lake Como. Olginate sits here on the right bank, between the river and the hills of the Lecco side of Brianza, about ten kilometres from Lecco and directly opposite Calolziocorte on the other shore.

The town has a lower part along the river and the road that runs beside the Adda, with the old centre, apartment blocks and business areas, and a part that climbs into the hills, with detached houses on quieter but steep streets. High up in the municipality lies Consonno, a hamlet turned in the 1960s into an amusement town that was never finished and later abandoned. For trains you cross the bridge: the local station is called Calolziocorte-Olginate. Declared incomes are below the average for the province of Lecco.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 6,921 residents in 2023, down 2.5% on 2011. The average age of 46.5 and the share of over-65s, 25.5%, are almost identical to the province. Foreign residents make up 8.9%. For a town of its size it has few services in the data: 3 schools, 2 pharmacies and 4 supermarkets. For much else, people go to Lecco.

The province of Lecco has 64 municipalities in seismic zone 3 and 20 in zone 4, the two lowest levels of the Civil Protection classification. Olginate is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.060 g, a low value. For houses on the slopes, retaining walls, rainwater drainage and damp in semi-basement rooms matter more than the structure itself.

Along the Adda, high water on the river and the lake is a real issue, and in the hills landslides are: the report checks both for the exact address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, so each address can be traced to its land parcel.

Key points

  • On the right bank of the Adda, between Lake Garlate and Lecco.
  • Railway station shared with Calolziocorte, across the river.
  • 6,921 residents, down 2.5% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, low expected acceleration (0.060 g).

Overview

Olginate is a municipality in the province of Lecco, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 6,921 residents, ranked 11 of 84 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Olginate 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 0.060 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 2.5%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Olginate declared an average taxable income of 25,409 euros, below the provincial average (28,624 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Olginate is in climate zone E, with 2,362 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 206 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Olginate has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 3 sports facilities.

There are 0.1 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 25.1% of the land in Olginate, 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

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

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Olginate: 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 Olginate 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 29 inhabited census areas in Olginate. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.7%
  • fair 21.1%
  • good 77.2%

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 097059. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.