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Tartano: 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: Via Biorca 1, Tartano.

Tartano, a side valley in the Orobie Alps above the Valtellina

The Tartano valley branches off the floor of the Valtellina and climbs into the Orobie Alps, hemmed in by steep slopes and woods. The municipality stretches along the valley, with the main village above a thousand metres and small hamlets scattered higher up; the land lies within the Orobie Valtellinesi regional park. The valley is also home to the Ponte nel Cielo, a suspended footbridge that has drawn many walkers in recent years.

Living in Tartano means driving a narrow road full of bends every day down to the Valtellina, where jobs, schools and shops are. The climate is classed as zone F and snow is normal in winter. Houses are mainly mountain huts and stone homes, some restored as holiday homes; anyone buying should look at the roof, insulation and how the house is reached in the cold months.

Residents here have increased: 207 in 2023, 17 more than the 190 of 2011, a rise of 8.9%. It remains an older community, with an estimated average age of 53.8 against 46.8 in the province of Sondrio and over-65s at 37.7%. Foreign residents make up 4.8%.

Tartano is in seismic zone 3, like 64 of the 77 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.056 g, a low value. On slopes this steep, the ground matters more: the report checks the address against the official landslide maps and the flood maps along the stream. Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published.

Key points

  • Side valley in the Orobie Alps, inside the regional park.
  • 207 residents in 2023, up 8.9% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 37.7%, average age 53.8.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.056 g.

Overview

Tartano is a municipality in the province of Sondrio, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 207 residents, among the smallest in the province (72 of 77).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Tartano 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 0.056 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 grown by 8.9%. The estimated average age is 54 years, higher than the province average (47). 38% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.8% of the population. On average, a household has 1.7 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Tartano declared an average taxable income of 18,539 euros, below the provincial average (23,822 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Tartano is in climate zone F, with 3,788 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,210 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Tartano has 2 schools.

The data shows no pharmacies within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.4 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 0.9% of the land in Tartano, 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

Tartano 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 Tartano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Tartano: 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 Tartano 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 10 inhabited census areas in Tartano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 54 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 014064. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.