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Santa Maria Hoè: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Lecco, 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 Papa Giovanni Ventitreesimo 1, Santa Maria Hoè.

Santa Maria Hoè, in the hills of the Lecco Brianza

Santa Maria Hoè is a hill village in the Lecco part of Brianza, spread over knolls and small clusters of houses among woods and meadows, with views reaching the plain on clear days. Lecco and Monza are the reference towns, and many residents work elsewhere, in Brianza or around Milan.

The hills give the village its character and also its practical limits. Roads rise and fall, the old clusters have stone houses and courtyards, and newer homes are detached houses on the slopes. If you are considering a purchase, look at the gradient of the plot, retaining walls and winter access. The data show no public transport stops in the municipality (0), so a car is close to essential.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 2,113 residents in 2023, down 4.3% on 2011. The average age is 45.7, slightly below the provincial 46.6, and over-65s make up 22.8%. Foreign residents account for 7.6%. Declared incomes are close to the average for the province of Lecco.

The seismic zone is 3, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.060 g, which is low. In the stone houses of the old clusters it is still worth checking roofs, floors and damp in walls built against the hillside.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps. In hilly country the report helps you read the official landslide maps address by address, along with distances to schools, pharmacies and shops.

Key points

  • Hill village of scattered hamlets in the Lecco Brianza.
  • 2,113 residents in 2023, down 4.3%.
  • No public transport stops recorded: you need a car.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.060 g.

Overview

Santa Maria Hoè is a municipality in the province of Lecco, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,113 residents, ranked 55 of 84 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Santa Maria Hoè is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (64 of 84) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.060 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 4.3%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Santa Maria Hoè declared an average taxable income of 28,000 euros, in line with the province (28,624 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Santa Maria Hoè is in climate zone E, with 2,596 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 371 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Santa Maria Hoè has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

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

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 23.5% of the land in Santa Maria Hoè, compared with 12.1% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Santa Maria Hoè 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 Santa Maria Hoè; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Santa Maria Hoè: 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 Santa Maria Hoè 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 13 inhabited census areas in Santa Maria Hoè. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 7.7%
  • good 92.3%

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 097074. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.