San Fermo della Battaglia: 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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San Fermo della Battaglia, Como's hillside and hospital
San Fermo della Battaglia sits on the hill south-west of Como, just outside the city and a few kilometres from the Swiss border. Its name recalls the battle fought here in 1859 by Garibaldi's Alpine Hunters (Cacciatori delle Alpi) against the Austrians, still marked by a monument and ossuary on the hill.
The Sant'Anna hospital, the main hospital in the province, moved here from Como: for buyers it is a service close at hand and, for many, a place of work too. Homes are mainly small villas and larger houses on the hillside, with gardens and often views towards Como and the mountains, plus blocks of flats lower down towards the city. There are no railway stations in the municipality, so trains are caught in Como.
At the end of 2023 there were 7,718 residents, up 4.6% since 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 46.5, slightly above the province (46.3); over-65s are 25.0% and foreign residents 4.6%. Average declared incomes are above the Como province average, and quite a few residents work across the border in the canton of Ticino.
The whole province of Como, 147 municipalities, is in seismic zone 4 on the scale set by the Civil Protection Department (Protezione Civile), and expected ground acceleration is about 0.040 g. On the hill, the ground and the gradients matter more: retaining walls, drainage and steep driveways that can ice over in winter. For a house with a sloping garden, ask to see the condition of the retaining walls.
The report measures elevation and slope at the address and checks the official landslide maps; in the lower areas towards Como it also looks at the flood maps. Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published for the municipality.
Key points
- Hillside on the edge of Como, site of the 1859 battle.
- Home to Sant'Anna, the province's main hospital.
- 7,718 residents, up 4.6% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 4; on the hill, slopes and retaining walls.
Overview
San Fermo della Battaglia is a municipality in the province of Como, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 7,718 residents, ranked 16 of 147 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Fermo della Battaglia 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 0.040 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 4.6%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Fermo della Battaglia declared an average taxable income of 28,515 euros, above the provincial average (26,761 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Fermo della Battaglia is in climate zone E, with 2,633 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 397 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Fermo della Battaglia has 5 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 8 healthcare facilities and 8 sports facilities.
There are 0.1 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.5).
Public transport
The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of San Fermo della Battaglia.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 23.7% of the land in San Fermo della Battaglia, 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
San Fermo della Battaglia 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 low. 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 San Fermo della Battaglia; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Fermo della Battaglia: 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 San Fermo della Battaglia 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 35 inhabited census areas in San Fermo della Battaglia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 71 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 5.9%
- good 94.1%
- very good 0.0%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Public transport timetables (GTFS): Trenord, Regione Lombardia - Trenord, orari ferroviari (GTFS). Licence CC BY 4.0, version 20261111.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Lombardia, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Lombardia. Licence CC0 1.0 (pubblico dominio), updated to 15 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 013206. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.