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Rovello Porro: 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 Dante Alighieri 2, Rovello Porro.

Rovello Porro, on the railway between Saronno and Como

Rovello Porro sits at the southern tip of the province of Como, in the band of towns that look to Saronno and Milan for work and services more than to Como itself. Saronno is a few kilometres away, Como about twenty and Milan around thirty. The town is on the Ferrovie Nord line between Saronno and Como: open timetable data show 1 railway stop in the municipality, served by 1 line, and at Saronno you can change for Milan and Malpensa airport.

The land is flat, with a few patches of woodland at the edges of town and much of the rest now built up. Homes are mostly detached and terraced houses and small blocks of flats from recent decades, with a few courtyard houses in the old centre. Declared incomes are in line with the provincial average, and climate zone E brings cold, damp winters.

Rovello Porro is growing: Istat, the national statistics office, counted 6,297 residents in 2023, up 4.3% on 2011. It is also younger than the rest of the province, with an average age of 45.0 against 46.3 and over-65s at 21.9% against 24.1%. Foreign residents make up 10.6%. Overture Maps lists 4 supermarkets, above the provincial average per head, while cafés and restaurants are few.

Italy's Civil Protection Department puts the town in seismic zone 4, like all 147 municipalities in the province of Como, with an expected acceleration of about 0.041 g: earthquake hazard is minimal. For buyers, the energy rating, the state of heating and electrics and, in older houses, damp and roofs matter more.

Near streams and ditches, flood hazard is read for the specific address, as is landslide hazard on the few sloping stretches: the report checks both. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so each address can be traced to its plot.

Key points

  • 1 stop on the Ferrovie Nord Saronno-Como line.
  • 6,297 residents, up 4.3% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 21.9%, against 24.1% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 4, like the whole province of Como.

Overview

Rovello Porro is a municipality in the province of Como, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 6,297 residents, ranked 24 of 147 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rovello Porro 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 4.3%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 10.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rovello Porro declared an average taxable income of 26,685 euros, in line with the province (26,761 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Rovello Porro is in climate zone E, with 2,410 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 240 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Rovello Porro has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 1 bus line, 1 train line. That is about 0.2 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 30.4% of the land in Rovello Porro, 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

Rovello Porro 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 Rovello Porro.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Rovello Porro: 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 Rovello Porro 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 21 inhabited census areas in Rovello Porro. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 1.6%
  • good 82.2%
  • very good 16.2%

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 013202. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.