2.2. Resident population and demographic classes: a reality of small municipalities

2.1

Index of municipalities and areas of interest

The demographical and socio-economical analysis of the Western side of Lario has been developed with the aim to both identifying dynamics, processes and phenomena and at the same time to focusing on a more limited area in which critical issues and opportunities are concentrated. For a better understanding of statistical trends in the spatial dimension, the Western side of Lario territory has been divided in homogeneous areas, following the classification of AGP provided by the

Regional Landscape Plan: (Valli del Lario Occidentale, Rilievi del Lario Intelvese, Rilievi del Lario Occidentale). Moreover these three areas have been cut further more in subunits with the main aim to separate lake and mountain municipalities, in order to stress and to analyze their relationship. Specifically the

three areas are divided as followed: 1. “Rilievi del Lario Intelvese” area is characterized by two sub-units: mountain municipalities of Valle d’Intelvi (A), and lake municipalities of Porlezzese (E) 2. “Valli del Lario Occidentale” area has been considered in two different parts: lake municipalities of Basso Lario (D) and the lake municipalities of Alto Lario (A). The separation among these two areas, despite they are both located in the valley floor, is due to the different

morphological andgeographical character. Moreover the socio-economic analysis further uphold their specific separated trends.

3.The last area “Rilievi del Lario occidentale”, has been divided in two sub-units: mountain municipalities of Val Cavargna (B) and mountain municipalities of Alto Lario (C). Although these two areas are characterized by similar physical and geomorphological features as well as socio-economic trends, the need to separate them aims to underline their respective relation with the valley floor.

At this purpose the following analysis shows the strong dependence among the mountain municipalities with the lake ones of Alto Lario, as well as the mountain municipalities of Val Cavargna with Porlezzese basin. Socio-economical dynamics has been investigated through municipal level datas, referred to each single municipality, analyzing specifically trends and processes. At the

same time, the average among values of the different municipalities belonging to each Area has allowed the definition of a synthetic

indicator useful to identify the most critical or potential context within all. Alto Lario (both lake and mountain municipalities) has emerged as the area in which there is an highest concentration of issues, critical trends as well as opportunities for a further positive development.

1. Gera Lario 2. Domaso 3(a). Gravedona* 4. Dongo 5. Musso 6. Pianello 7.Cremia 8.San Siro

B. Mountain municipalities of Alto Lario

9. Sorico 10. Montemezzo 11. Trezzone 12. Vercana 13. Livo 14. Peglio 15. Dosso del Liro 3(b). Consiglio di Rumo* 3(c). Germasino 16. Stazzona 17. Garzeno

C. mountain municipalities of Val Cavargna

18. Cusino 19. San Bartolomeo V.C 20. San Nazzaro V.C 21. Cavargna 22. Val Rezzo

D. Lake municipalities of Basso Lario

23. Plesio 24. Grandola ed Uniti 25. Menaggio 26. Griante 27. Tremezzina 28. Sala Comacina 29. Colonno 30. Argegno 31. Brienno 32. Laglio 33. Carate Urio 34. Moltrasio 35.Cernobbio

E. Lake municipalities of Porlezzese

36. Benelario 37. Carlazzo 38. Corrido 39. Porlezza 40. Valsolda

F. Mountain municipalities of Valle d’Intelvi

41. Claino con Osteno 42. Laino 43. Centro Valle d’ Intelvi 44. Alta Valle d’Intelvi 45. Blessagno 46. Ponna 47. Dizzasco 48. Pigra 49. Schignano 50. Cerano d’Intelvi 51. Campione di Italia

* For clearer understanfing of the sub-areas the municipalities of Gravedona ed Uniti has been considered in the

previous municipalities (Consiglio di Rumo, Gravedona, Germasino), before the administrative fusion in 2011.

51 municipalities is the real number of the municipalities considered

Figure 1

Source: re-elaboration from Geoportale Regione Lombardia, AGP