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Perledo: 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 per Esino 1, Perledo.

Perledo, Vezio castle and the slopes above Varenna

Perledo covers the hillside rising from Varenna on the eastern shore of Lake Como, with hamlets at different heights and terraces looking over the water. Its territory includes Vezio castle, a popular viewpoint, and the station on the railway along the shore carries Perledo in its name.

Tourism shows in the figures: there are 15.46 places to eat per 1,000 residents, against 4.31 in the province of Lecco. 3 public transport lines, train and bus, pass through the municipality, so Lecco can be reached without a car.

The population has shrunk. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 841 residents at the end of 2023, down 18.0% on 2011. The average age is 52.3, against 46.6 for the province, and over-65s are 33.1%. Foreign residents make up 10.2%.

For buyers, position on the slope and access matter most. A house with a lake view may come with narrow lanes, steps and awkward parking; try the route on foot and by car, and ask how builders' vehicles get there if work is needed. Earthquake risk is low: seismic zone 4 in the Civil Protection classification, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.042 g.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastre is available and the report traces the address to its land parcel. On a slope running down to the lake, landslides and surface water are read on the official maps for the plot, not as an average for the municipality.

Key points

  • Hillside above Varenna, home to Vezio castle.
  • Places to eat: 15.46 per 1,000 residents.
  • Train and bus: 3 lines serve the municipality.
  • Seismic zone 4; check gradient and access.

Overview

Perledo is a municipality in the province of Lecco, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 841 residents, ranked 69 of 84 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Perledo is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Only 20 of 84 municipalities in the province are in zone 4.

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 fallen by 18.0%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (47). 33% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 10.2% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Perledo declared an average taxable income of 24,510 euros, below the provincial average (28,624 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Perledo is in climate zone E, with 2,630 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 395 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Perledo has 1 school. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 sports facility and 1 green area.

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

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 2 train lines, 1 bus line. That is about 1.2 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 4.8% of the land in Perledo, 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

Perledo 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 contaminated sites in Perledo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Perledo: 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 Perledo 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 15 inhabited census areas in Perledo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 16.8%
  • good 77.2%
  • very good 6.0%

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 097067. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.