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Peglio: 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: Strada Centrale di Sopra 2, Peglio.

Peglio, on the mountainside above Gravedona

Peglio looks down on Lake Como from the mountainside above Gravedona, in the upper part of the lake. The village sits at about six hundred and fifty metres, its houses gathered around the church with meadows and woods all around. For shopping, secondary schools, doctors and work, people drive down to the shore, where the Regina road runs, or head towards Como, the Valchiavenna and the Valtellina.

Residents here have increased, and the population is fairly young for a hillside village. Houses for sale are old stone homes to renovate and a few more recent buildings. For buyers, the slope, car access, parking and drainage all matter: the report checks the address against the official landslide maps and the flood maps along the streams running down to the lake.

In 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 199 residents, 14 more than the 185 of 2011, a rise of 7.6%. The estimated average age is 45.6, a little below the 46.3 of the province of Como, and over-65s make up 21.1% against 24.1% provincially. Households average 2.16 people.

Earthquakes are not a real issue: all 147 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 4, the lowest, and in Peglio the expected ground acceleration is about 0.042 g. The climate is zone E. Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published, and the report goes from the address to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Hillside village above Gravedona, overlooking the upper lake.
  • 199 residents in 2023, up 7.6% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 21.1%, against 24.1% in the province.
  • All 147 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.

Overview

Peglio is a municipality in the province of Como, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 199 residents, among the smallest in the province (143 of 147).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Peglio 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 0.042 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 grown by 7.6%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Peglio declared an average taxable income of 20,020 euros, below the provincial average (26,761 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Peglio is in climate zone E, with 2,993 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 650 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Peglio has 1 school.

The data shows no pharmacies within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.3 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 2.4% of the land in Peglio, 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

Peglio 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 Peglio.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Peglio: 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 Peglio 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 2 inhabited census areas in Peglio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 013178. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.