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Sala Comacina: 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 Statale Regina 1, Sala Comacina.

Sala Comacina, on the lakeshore facing Isola Comacina

Sala Comacina occupies a stretch of the western shore of Lake Como, directly opposite Isola Comacina, which belongs to a different municipality. The village is squeezed between water and mountain: houses step down towards the lake, the Regina main road runs along the hillside, and above it rise woods and terraces.

Buying here means looking for a lake view, and accepting a few practical limits that come with it. Space is tight, parking is scarce and many houses can only be reached on foot, up steps and alleyways. In summer the Regina road is busy, and for services, schools and supermarkets you travel along the shore. Before making an offer, check car access, whether a parking space comes with the house, and the condition of the retaining walls.

The population has fallen to 465 residents in 2023, 24.3% fewer than the 614 of 2011. The average age is 52.9, against 46.3 for the province, and over-65s make up 37.0%. Foreign residents account for 8.6%. Declared incomes are below the average for the province of Como.

Seismic hazard is the same across the area: all 147 municipalities in the province of Como are in seismic zone 4, the lowest on the Civil Protection Department's national scale, and expected ground acceleration here is about 0.041 g. For a lakeside house, damp, windows and upkeep of the façades matter more.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report links the address to its land parcel. On the shore, water is the thing to check: high lake levels and the streams coming down from the mountain, along with landslides on the slopes, are read for the exact address on the official maps.

Key points

  • Western shore of Lake Como, facing Isola Comacina.
  • 465 residents, down 24.3% since 2011.
  • All 147 municipalities in Como province in seismic zone 4.
  • Check car access, parking and retaining walls.

Overview

Sala Comacina is a municipality in the province of Como, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 465 residents, ranked 128 of 147 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sala Comacina 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 fallen by 24.3%. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (46). 37% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sala Comacina declared an average taxable income of 23,000 euros, below the provincial average (26,761 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Sala Comacina is in climate zone E, with 2,372 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

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.9 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 2.9% of the land in Sala Comacina, 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

Sala Comacina 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 Sala Comacina.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sala Comacina: 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 Sala Comacina 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 4 inhabited census areas in Sala Comacina. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 46 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 90.4%
  • fair 9.6%

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 013203. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.