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Spriana: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Sondrio, Lombardia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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For example: Frazione Marveggia 1, Spriana.

Spriana, a Valmalenco village above Sondrio

Spriana lies in the lower Valmalenco, above Sondrio. It is one of the municipalities of the Valmalenco, the valley that climbs from the provincial capital towards the Bernina range, and its houses sit on the hillside at around seven hundred and fifty metres, among woods and small meadows. Its closeness to Sondrio is its strong point: work, schools, hospital and shops are down in the valley, near enough to commute every day.

Buyers here often want a house with a view and more peace than on the valley floor. Traditional homes are of stone, sometimes with timber parts, and need a careful look: roof, damp in walls against the hillside, services, and insulation for climate zone F winters. Access matters too, because the hillside roads are narrow and can ice over in winter.

In 2023 there were 83 residents, against 101 in 2011, a fall of 17.8%. The estimated average age is 50.9, and over-65s make up 26.5%, close to the 25.3% for the province of Sondrio. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The province of Sondrio has 64 municipalities in seismic zone 3, on the scale set by the Civil Protection Department, Spriana included, and 13 in zone 4. The expected ground acceleration is about 0.100 g. For a stone building, what matters is how walls, floors and roof are tied together.

On slopes as steep as these, landslide hazard changes a lot from one spot to the next and has to be read for the address, not the municipality. The report does this with the official maps, along with flooding, and finds the land parcel with the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Valmalenco village on the slope above Sondrio.
  • 83 residents in 2023, down 17.8% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 26.5%, against 25.3% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.100 g.

Overview

Spriana is a municipality in the province of Sondrio, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 83 residents, among the smallest in the province (76 of 77).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Spriana is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (64 of 77) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.100 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 17.8%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (47). 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 1.2% of the population. On average, a household has 1.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Spriana declared an average taxable income of 19,381 euros, below the provincial average (23,822 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Spriana is in climate zone F, with 3,140 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 754 metres above sea level.

Services

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 1.2 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 1.3% of the land in Spriana, compared with 2.7% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Spriana is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area 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 Spriana.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Spriana: 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 Spriana 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 5 inhabited census areas in Spriana. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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

ISTAT code 014062. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.