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Valmorea: 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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For example: Via Crinale 0, Valmorea.

Valmorea, the Olgiate hills near the Swiss border

The border with the Swiss canton of Ticino is a few minutes away, and for people in Valmorea it is part of everyday life. The municipality lies in the Olgiatese, the hilly area west of Como, along the valley of the Lanza stream, and across this area it is common to work in Switzerland as a cross-border commuter. The name is also linked to the old Valmorea railway, which once connected the valley with Switzerland.

The village is split into several clusters among hills and woodland, with detached houses, villas and small blocks of flats. Buyers usually want a house with a garden in a quiet area, handy for the border and for Como, about twenty minutes by car. Public transport is thin and life revolves around the car, as elsewhere in the Olgiatese. Climate zone E brings cool, damp winters.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,611 residents in 2023, a slight fall of 1.7% since 2011. The average age of 46.3 matches that of the province of Como (46.3), and 22.8% of residents are over 65. Foreign residents make up 4.4%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Valmorea is in seismic zone 4, like almost every municipality in the province of Como, with an expected acceleration of 0.039 g: the risk is low, and insulation and systems matter more when choosing.

Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published. In the Lanza valley and on the wooded slopes the ground varies a lot from one house to the next, and the report reads gradient and official maps for the exact address.

Key points

  • Olgiate hills, a few minutes from the Swiss border
  • Como about twenty minutes away by car
  • 2,611 residents, average age 46.3
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration 0.039 g

Overview

Valmorea is a municipality in the province of Como, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,611 residents, ranked 72 of 147 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Valmorea 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 fallen by 1.7%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Valmorea declared an average taxable income of 21,090 euros, below the provincial average (26,761 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Valmorea is in climate zone E, with 2,709 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 408 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Valmorea has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility and 1 sports facility.

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 Valmorea.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 18.5% of the land in Valmorea, 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

Valmorea 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Valmorea. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Valmorea: 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 Valmorea 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 15 inhabited census areas in Valmorea. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 10.0%
  • good 90.0%

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 013232. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.