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Uggiate con Ronago: 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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Uggiate con Ronago, hills on the Swiss border near Como

Uggiate con Ronago is a recently created municipality, formed by merging Uggiate-Trevano and Ronago, on the hills between Como and the border with the Swiss canton of Ticino. It is an area of closely spaced villages, woodland and detached houses, from which Chiasso and Mendrisio are a short drive away through the border crossings.

Many residents work in Switzerland as cross-border commuters, which explains both the rush-hour queues at the crossings and some of the figures. Average income declared in Italy is below the Como provincial average, but in border towns this needs reading with care, as cross-border workers' salaries are taxed wholly or partly in Switzerland. The market is mainly detached and terraced houses, often with a garden.

In older sale deeds and some cadastral documents you may still find the name of one of the former municipalities. That is normal, but ask the notary (the public official who handles property sales in Italy) to check that the identifiers match. The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are available, and the report traces each address back to its land parcel.

The population has grown by 10.3% since 2011 and now stands at 6,843 (2023). The average age is 45.0, below the provincial figure (46.3); over-65s are 21.5% of residents and foreign nationals 4.2%.

Earthquake hazard is minimal: all 147 municipalities in the province of Como are in seismic zone 4 of the national classification, and the expected ground acceleration here is about 0.039 g. For a house from the 1970s or 1980s, insulation, the boiler and the windows matter far more, as winters on the Como hills are damp and cold.

Key points

  • Hills near Como on the border with Swiss Ticino.
  • Population up 10.3% since 2011.
  • The whole province of Como is in seismic zone 4.
  • Formed by merging Uggiate-Trevano and Ronago.

Overview

Uggiate con Ronago is a municipality in the province of Como, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 6,843 residents, ranked 19 of 147 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Uggiate con Ronago 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 10.3%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Uggiate con Ronago declared an average taxable income of 21,473 euros, below the provincial average (26,761 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Uggiate con Ronago is in climate zone E, with 2,718 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 414 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Uggiate con Ronago has 5 schools. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 4 sports facilities.

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 Uggiate con Ronago.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 18.0% of the land in Uggiate con Ronago, 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

Uggiate con Ronago 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 Uggiate con Ronago.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Uggiate con Ronago: 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 Uggiate con Ronago 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 31 inhabited census areas in Uggiate con Ronago. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 26.3%
  • good 73.7%

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 013256. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.