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Rasura: 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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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 Valeriana 1, Rasura.

Rasura, in the Val Gerola above Morbegno

From Morbegno, in lower Valtellina, a road climbs into the Val Gerola, a narrow wooded side valley leading up towards the Orobie Alps. Rasura is one of the villages along that road, at about eight hundred metres, with houses gathered on the hillside and meadows around them. For secondary schools, shops and work people go down to Morbegno, whose station on the Valtellina railway connects to Sondrio, Lecco and Milan.

What you buy here is usually a stone and timber village house, often needing work, or a summer second home. In climate zone F winters are long, so look carefully at insulation, windows and heating, as well as the roof and access when it snows. On the slope, retaining walls and drainage matter.

The report counts 0 public transport stops recorded in the municipality, so plan on a car for everyday journeys.

There were 287 residents in 2023, close to the 2011 figure (292), a slight fall of 1.7%. The estimated average age is 51.4 against 46.8 in the province of Sondrio, over-65s make up 33.1% and foreign residents 1.0%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Rasura is in seismic zone 4, the lowest, like 13 of the 77 municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.050 g. In a mountain valley the useful check concerns slopes and streams, which the report runs against the official maps for the address. Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published.

Key points

  • Val Gerola village at about eight hundred metres, above Morbegno.
  • 287 residents, almost unchanged since 2011.
  • 0 public transport stops recorded in the municipality.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.050 g.

Overview

Rasura is a municipality in the province of Sondrio, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 287 residents, among the smallest in the province (71 of 77).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rasura is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Only 13 of 77 municipalities in the province are in zone 4.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.050 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 1.7%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (47). 33% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 1.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rasura declared an average taxable income of 20,895 euros, below the provincial average (23,822 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Rasura is in climate zone F, with 3,206 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 800 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Rasura has 1 school.

The data shows no pharmacies within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.4 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 3.6% of the land in Rasura, 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

Rasura 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 Rasura.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Rasura: 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 Rasura 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 3 inhabited census areas in Rasura. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 014055. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.