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Taceno: 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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Taceno, in Valsassina along the Pioverna

The Valsassina runs down from the Grigne mountains towards Lake Como, and Taceno sits in its central stretch, along the Pioverna stream, which further down reaches the lake at Bellano. The municipality includes the Tartavalle spring, known for its mineral water.

The village is small but not isolated: the lake and the main road to Lecco and Milan can be reached by car in reasonable time, and the valley has services and shops in the nearby towns. Buyers find stone village houses, some already renovated, and newer homes built on the slopes; for anyone working in the city it is worth weighing up for its balance of space, greenery and commuting distance.

Taceno has gained residents: 594 in 2023, 9.8% more than the 541 of 2011. It is fairly young compared with the province of Lecco, with an average age of 44.4 against 46.6 and over-65s at 21.4% against 25.2%. Foreign nationals make up 15.0% of residents.

The seismic hazard is low. Taceno is in zone 4, the lowest class, like 19 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of around 0.044 g. In an older house, damp, the roof and services matter more.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report finds the land parcel from the address. In an Alpine valley with streams and steep slopes, flooding, debris flows and landslides are checked on the official maps for each house.

Key points

  • Valsassina village on the Pioverna, home to the Tartavalle spring.
  • 594 residents, up 9.8% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 21.4%, against 25.2% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration around 0.044 g.

Overview

Taceno is a municipality in the province of Lecco, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 594 residents, ranked 74 of 84 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Taceno is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Only 20 of 84 municipalities in the province are in zone 4.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.044 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 9.8%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (47). 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 15.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Taceno declared an average taxable income of 25,003 euros, below the provincial average (28,624 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Taceno is in climate zone E, with 2,790 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 507 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Taceno has 1 school. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility.

The data shows no pharmacies within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.3 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 10.4% of the land in Taceno, 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

Taceno 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 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 Taceno.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Taceno: 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 Taceno 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 8 inhabited census areas in Taceno. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 47.5%
  • good 52.5%

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 097079. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.