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Torno: 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 Tridi 4, Torno.

Torno, the lakeside village and Villa Pliniana on Lake Como

Torno is a village on the Como branch of the lake, on the eastern shore, a short drive from the city. The centre runs down to a small harbour with a square on the water, and within the municipality stands Villa Pliniana, the sixteenth-century villa built next to the intermittent spring described by Pliny.

The property market is a lake market: flats in the old core, often without parking and reached on foot through narrow lanes and steps, villas with gardens on the slopes and houses with lake views. The lakeside road is narrow and busy in summer, so parking is something to sort out before you buy. Climate zone E. Declared incomes are above the provincial average.

In 2023 there were 1,063 residents, 11.6% fewer than in 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 50.0 against 46.3 in the province, and over-65s are 29.8%, compared with 24.1% provincially. Foreign nationals make up 6.7%.

All 147 municipalities in the province of Como are in seismic zone 4, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.041 g. Earthquakes are not the main worry: in a lakeside house, damp, walls set against the hillside and the upkeep of exposed façades matter more.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report reaches the plot from the address. With the village squeezed between lake and mountain, the report shows for each house the slope of the ground and the official landslide and flood maps, including those linked to the streams running down to the lake.

Key points

  • Village on the eastern shore of the Como branch, with Villa Pliniana.
  • Residents down 11.6% since 2011, over-65s at 29.8%.
  • All 147 municipalities in Como province in seismic zone 4.
  • Check parking and car access before buying.

Overview

Torno is a municipality in the province of Como, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,063 residents, ranked 102 of 147 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Torno 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 0.041 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 fallen by 11.6%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (46). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 6.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Torno declared an average taxable income of 29,391 euros, above the provincial average (26,761 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Torno is in climate zone E, with 2,262 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 225 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Torno has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 sports facilities.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 4.3% of the land in Torno, 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

Torno 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 Torno.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Torno: 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 Torno 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 Torno. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 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 013223. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.