Villa di Tirano: 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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Villa di Tirano, vineyards and railway in the Valtellina
The Adda valley floor, terraced vineyards on the sunny Rhaetian slope and villages strung along the railway: Villa di Tirano is a municipality in the middle Valtellina, just west of Tirano, its reference town for services and shops. The town hall stands at around 400 metres, but the territory climbs to woods and summer pastures.
The municipality has stops on the railway linking Tirano to Sondrio and on towards Lecco and Milan, an advantage for anyone who needs to travel without a car. Homes are largely family houses in stone or from the post-war years, with newer detached houses on the valley floor. On the terraces and in the higher hamlets, access roads are narrower and steeper, and orientation matters: the Rhaetian slope gets plenty of sun, the opposite side much less. The report measures elevation and slope at the address and checks the official landslide and flood maps, worth reading both on the slopes and near the Adda.
According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 2,994 residents in 2023, up 1.3% since 2011. The average age of 46.6 is almost the same as the province's 46.8; over-65s are 25.1% and foreign nationals 6.1%. Declared incomes are below the average for the province of Sondrio.
The municipality is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.080 g. In stone houses, check the roof, floors and damp; with climate zone E winters, insulation and heating also weigh on everyday costs.
Key points
- Middle Valtellina, west of Tirano, with railway stops.
- Terraced vineyards on the Rhaetian slope.
- 2,994 residents, up 1.3% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.080 g.
Overview
Villa di Tirano is a municipality in the province of Sondrio, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,994 residents, ranked 19 of 77 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Villa di Tirano 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 0.080 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 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 6.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Villa di Tirano declared an average taxable income of 22,117 euros, below the provincial average (23,822 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Villa di Tirano is in climate zone E, with 2,646 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 406 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Villa di Tirano has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 1 sports facility and 1 green area.
There are 2.0 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (1.0).
Public transport
Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 2 train lines, 1 bus line. That is about 0.3 stops per 1,000 residents.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 8.1% of the land in Villa di Tirano, compared with 2.7% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.3 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Villa di Tirano 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 Villa di Tirano, and one more has been cleaned up or closed. 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 Villa di Tirano: 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 Villa di Tirano 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 23 inhabited census areas in Villa di Tirano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 15.3%
- good 84.7%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Public transport timetables (GTFS): Trenord, Regione Lombardia - Trenord, orari ferroviari (GTFS). Licence CC BY 4.0, version 20261111.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Lombardia, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Lombardia. Licence CC0 1.0 (pubblico dominio), updated to 14 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 014078. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.