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Piateda: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Sondrio, Lombardia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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For example: Via Roma 1, Piateda.

Piateda, the shady side of the Valtellina near Sondrio

On the south side of the Valtellina, the north-facing slope that gets less winter sun, Piateda spreads from the Adda valley floor up to hamlets on the mountainside and the side valleys of the Orobie Alps. Sondrio, the provincial capital, is just across the river, a few kilometres away.

Being close to Sondrio is the main reason to live here: offices, schools, the hospital and the station are about a quarter of an hour by car. The valley floor has the newer houses and small business areas; higher up, the old hamlets have stone and timber houses on narrow, steep lanes. Before buying higher up, consider the aspect: on this side of the valley some houses see little sun in the cold months, which affects damp and heating. The municipality has 1 pharmacy, 3 supermarkets and 2 school sites.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 2,054 residents in 2023, down 11.0% on 2011. The average age is 49.7, above 46.8 for the province of Sondrio, and 29.9% are over 65. Foreign nationals make up 4.7%. Declared incomes are in line with the provincial average.

Earthquake risk is moderate. Piateda is in seismic zone 3, like 63 other municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of 0.088 g. In stone houses in the hamlets, the roof, insulation and heating matter most.

In an Alpine valley, streams, landslides and debris fans must be checked plot by plot against the official maps. The report starts from the address and finds the parcel on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps.

Key points

  • North-facing side of the Valtellina, opposite Sondrio.
  • Higher hamlets: check winter sun and damp.
  • Population down 11.0% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.088 g.

Overview

Piateda is a municipality in the province of Sondrio, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,054 residents, ranked 28 of 77 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Piateda is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (64 of 77) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.088 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 11.0%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (47). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Piateda declared an average taxable income of 24,156 euros, in line with the province (23,822 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Piateda is in climate zone F, with 3,082 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 304 metres above sea level.

Services

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

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 1.8% of the land in Piateda, compared with 2.7% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

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

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Piateda: 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 Piateda 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 24 inhabited census areas in Piateda. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 60.5%
  • good 39.5%

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 014049. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.