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Verceia: 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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Search for an address in Verceia

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 Nazionale 0, Verceia.

Verceia, on Lake Mezzola below the Valle dei Ratti

Verceia looks out over Lake Mezzola, the small lake just north of Lake Como, at the foot of the mountains from which the Valle dei Ratti descends. The village occupies a narrow strip between the water and steep slopes, along the main road and the railway running up from Colico to Chiavenna.

The railway is a real advantage: in the open timetables the municipality has 1 stop served by 2 train lines, plus 1 bus line, and the report gives the distance to the station for every address. Homes sit near the shore or climb the hillside, with terraces and stepped access. Either way, look at damp, parking and slope, and for higher houses, the road in winter. The climate zone is E. Declared incomes are below the average for the province of Sondrio.

There were 1,079 residents in 2023, almost the same as in 2011 (1,093). The average age, 46.6, is in line with the provincial 46.8; 24.6% of residents are over 65 and 5.0% are foreign nationals.

For earthquakes the municipality is in seismic zone 3, like 63 other municipalities in the province, with a low expected ground acceleration of 0.048 g.

Verceia is squeezed between steep slopes, streams and the lake: landslides, debris flows and flooding are the hazards to check at the address, and the report reads them from the official maps along with elevation and slope. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality.

Key points

  • Lake Mezzola village on the Colico-Chiavenna railway.
  • 1 stop with 2 train lines and 1 bus line.
  • 1,079 residents, almost unchanged since 2011.
  • Steep slopes and streams: check hazards by address.

Overview

Verceia is a municipality in the province of Sondrio, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,079 residents, ranked 45 of 77 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Verceia 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 0.048 g, a low 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 fallen by 1.3%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Verceia declared an average taxable income of 19,195 euros, below the provincial average (23,822 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Verceia is in climate zone E, with 2,354 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 200 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Verceia has 2 schools. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

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

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 2 train lines, 1 bus line. That is about 0.9 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 3.9% of the land in Verceia, 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

Verceia 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 Verceia.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Verceia: 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 Verceia 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 Verceia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 62.1%
  • good 37.9%

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 014075. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.