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Pianello del Lario: 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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Pianello del Lario, on the western shore of upper Lake Como

Along the Regina road, which follows the western shore of Lake Como, Pianello del Lario looks out over this part of the upper lake. Houses sit between the shore and the first slopes, with hamlets climbing the hillside; above, the landscape turns to woods and mountain pastures.

The lake feels different here from the Como arm: fewer historic villas, more village houses, flats and homes with gardens, some of them used as second homes. Anyone planning to live here all year should bear in mind that the main road is the only route along this shore and gets busy in summer. Homes by the water and on the slopes come with different pros and cons: damp and lake access for the former, gradient and parking for the latter. Declared incomes are below the average for the province of Como.

Pianello has gained residents: 1,083 in 2023, 4.0% more than in 2011. The population is old, though, with an average age of 49.9 against 46.3 in the province and 32.2% aged over 65. Foreign nationals make up 5.1%.

Earthquake risk is low: all 147 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 4, and the expected ground acceleration is 0.041 g.

Streams running steeply down to the lake and wooded slopes make it worth checking the address against the official landslide and flood maps, which the report does for every plot. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are available.

Key points

  • Western shore of upper Lake Como, on the Regina road.
  • Population up 4.0% since 2011, over-65s at 32.2%.
  • All 147 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.
  • Lakeside or hillside homes: different issues to check.

Overview

Pianello del Lario is a municipality in the province of Como, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,083 residents, ranked 101 of 147 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pianello del Lario 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 0.041 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 4.0%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (46). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pianello del Lario declared an average taxable income of 21,104 euros, below the provincial average (26,761 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pianello del Lario is in climate zone E, with 2,236 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 213 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pianello del Lario has 2 schools. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

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 Pianello del Lario.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 5.8% of the land in Pianello del Lario, 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

Pianello del Lario 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 Pianello del Lario.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pianello del Lario: 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 Pianello del Lario 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 Pianello del Lario. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 31.9%
  • good 68.1%

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 013183. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.