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Proserpio: 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: Via Sciaree' 1, Proserpio.

Proserpio, homes among meadows and woods near Erba

Proserpio is a small hill municipality close to Erba, with houses scattered among meadows and woodland and a few older clusters. It is a residential place: for work, secondary schools and shopping people head down to Erba, Como or Lecco, nearly always by car. The Milan to Asso railway runs through Erba, handy if you need to get to Milan without driving.

Proserpio has gained people. In 2023 it had 961 residents, up 7.7% on 2011. The average age, 46.0, is in line with the province of Como (46.3), and households have 2.34 people on average. Foreign residents make up 4.2%. Declared incomes are above the provincial average.

The ground is what a buyer should look at most. Many houses are built on slopes, with uphill access and terraced gardens. The report measures the elevation and gradient at the address and checks the official landslide maps and the flood maps along watercourses. Services such as a pharmacy or supermarket are not in the village for everyone, and the actual distance from the house is one of the figures in the report.

Earthquake risk is low. All 147 municipalities in the province of Como are in seismic zone 4, the lowest class set by the Civil Protection Department, and in Proserpio the expected ground acceleration is 0.047 g. In older houses insulation, the roof and the services matter more.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes its cadastral maps here, and the report goes from the street address to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Residential hill municipality near Erba.
  • Population up 7.7% since 2011.
  • All 147 municipalities in the province of Como in seismic zone 4.
  • Check slopes and uphill access house by house.

Overview

Proserpio is a municipality in the province of Como, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 961 residents, ranked 105 of 147 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Proserpio 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 0.047 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 7.7%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Proserpio declared an average taxable income of 29,365 euros, above the provincial average (26,761 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Proserpio is in climate zone E, with 2,870 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 450 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Proserpio has 2 schools.

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 Proserpio.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 12.7% of the land in Proserpio, 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

Proserpio 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 Proserpio.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Proserpio: 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 Proserpio 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 9 inhabited census areas in Proserpio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 72 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 2.9%
  • good 97.1%

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 013192. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.