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Solbiate con Cagno: 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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Solbiate con Cagno, hill country between Como and Varese

The name tells the story: Solbiate con Cagno was formed by merging two neighbouring municipalities, Solbiate and Cagno, in the Olgiatese hills south-west of Como, towards the boundary with the province of Varese. The land rises and falls between woods, meadows and small historic hamlets, and the Swiss border is not far away.

Switzerland shapes daily life here. Many people in the Olgiatese area are cross-border commuters who work in the canton of Ticino, while others drive to Como, Varese or the Saronno area. Getting around means having a car. Homes are mostly detached houses and small blocks of flats; in the two old centres you still find farm courtyards and rural buildings that need restoring, with the time and cost that implies.

The population is holding up. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 4,677 residents in 2023, up 1.9% since 2011, and the average age of 45.4 is slightly below the provincial figure of 46.3. Over-65s make up 23.0% and foreign residents 4.2%. Declared incomes are below the average for the province of Como.

All 147 municipalities in the province of Como are in seismic zone 4, the lowest, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.039 g. The practical point lies elsewhere: on sloping plots and near the streams that cut through the hills, look at drainage and retaining walls. The report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the address.

Key points

  • Formed by merging Solbiate and Cagno, in the Olgiatese hills.
  • 4,677 residents, up 1.9% since 2011.
  • Average age 45.4, foreign residents at 4.2%.
  • Seismic zone 4, like every municipality in the province of Como.

Overview

Solbiate con Cagno is a municipality in the province of Como, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 4,677 residents, ranked 41 of 147 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Solbiate con Cagno 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 0.039 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 1.9%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Solbiate con Cagno declared an average taxable income of 23,464 euros, below the provincial average (26,761 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Solbiate con Cagno is in climate zone E, with 2,762 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 445 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Solbiate con Cagno has 5 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 sports facility and 1 green area.

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 Solbiate con Cagno.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 15.3% of the land in Solbiate con Cagno, 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

Solbiate con Cagno 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 Solbiate con Cagno.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Solbiate con Cagno: 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 Solbiate con Cagno 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 33 inhabited census areas in Solbiate con Cagno. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 14.8%
  • good 85.2%

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 013255. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.