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Pescate: 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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Pescate, on the Adda across from Lecco

Pescate sits on the bank of the Adda opposite Lecco, where the river leaves Lake Como and widens into Lake Garlate. From the waterfront you look across to the city and its mountains, and central Lecco is a few minutes away by car across the Adda. It is a small, mainly residential municipality where city services are right next door.

The village spreads from the shore up the lower slopes of the hill, with small blocks of flats, detached houses and some older homes in the historic core. Houses with a lake view or close to the waterfront attract different buyers from those further back from the water. Declared incomes are above the provincial average.

In 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 2,165 residents, down 1.1% on 2011, so broadly stable. The average age is 45.8, the same as the provincial 46.6, and 23.0% are over 65. Foreign nationals make up 7.8%. The public transport timetables we use show no stops in the municipality; for trains and buses people use Lecco.

Pescate is in seismic zone 3, like 64 municipalities in the province of Lecco, with low expected ground acceleration of about 0.056 g. Water matters more than earthquakes: along the shore the report checks lake and river flood hazard for the address, and finds the plot on the Revenue Agency cadastral maps.

Key points

  • On the Adda opposite Lecco, on Lake Garlate.
  • Residential, with incomes above the provincial average.
  • 2,165 residents, broadly stable since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.056 g.

Overview

Pescate is a municipality in the province of Lecco, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,165 residents, ranked 53 of 84 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pescate 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 0.056 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 1.1%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pescate declared an average taxable income of 29,110 euros, in line with the province (28,624 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pescate is in climate zone E, with 2,373 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 214 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pescate has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 1 sports facility and 3 parks and green areas.

There are 0.9 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 23.4% of the land in Pescate, 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

Pescate 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 Pescate.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pescate: 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 Pescate 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 11 inhabited census areas in Pescate. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 38.1%
  • good 61.9%

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 097068. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.