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Schignano: 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 Roma 1, Schignano.

Schignano, the Val d'Intelvi and its carnival of Belli and Brutti

Every year at carnival time the Belli and the Brutti, the handsome and the ugly, parade through Schignano in carved masks, a tradition the village keeps alive and which draws visitors from outside the valley. Schignano is in the Val d'Intelvi, the valley that climbs from Lake Como towards the Swiss border, at about 600 metres, split into several clusters on the slopes and surrounded by woods. The lake lies below, a few hairpin bends away; Como is the provincial capital and main reference.

Buying here means choosing the mountains with the lake close by. Houses are mostly stone buildings in the old clusters and more recent detached homes; the things to check are car access, parking, the roof and heating, in a climate zone E with cold winters. If you work on the lake or in Como, try the drive at rush hour.

The population is holding: 881 residents in 2023, up 0.8% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics institute. It is older than the provincial average, though, with an estimated average age of 48.7 against 46.3 and over-65s at 29.3% against 24.1%. Foreign residents are 5.0%. Declared incomes are well below the provincial average.

Earthquakes are not a major concern: all 147 municipalities in the province of Como are in seismic zone 4, the lowest step of the Civil Protection classification, and here the expected ground acceleration is about 0.040 g.

The steep valley sides and the streams running down to the lake make it worth checking landslides and debris flows for the exact address: the report uses the official maps. The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps, so the land parcel can be traced.

Key points

  • Val d'Intelvi, at about 600 metres above Lake Como.
  • Historic carnival with the Belli and Brutti masks.
  • Residents up 0.8% since 2011.
  • All 147 municipalities around Como in seismic zone 4.

Overview

Schignano is a municipality in the province of Como, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 881 residents, ranked 109 of 147 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Schignano 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (46). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Schignano declared an average taxable income of 19,274 euros, below the provincial average (26,761 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Schignano is in climate zone E, with 2,922 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 600 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Schignano 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 Schignano.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 3.1% of the land in Schignano, 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

Schignano 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 contaminated sites in Schignano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Schignano: 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 Schignano 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 6 inhabited census areas in Schignano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 27.1%
  • good 72.9%

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 013211. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.