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Agra: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Varese, Lombardia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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For example: Via Marconi 1, Agra.

Agra, high above Luino near the Swiss border

Above Luino, on the slope facing Lake Maggiore, the road climbs through chestnut woods to Agra, at around 650 metres. The village is small, with stone houses in the old core and scattered detached homes, and the lake is visible from several spots. The Swiss border is close, and in this part of the province of Varese working across it, in the canton of Ticino, is common.

Agra is holding on to its population: 385 residents in 2023, 1.6% more than the 379 of 2011. The estimated average age is 48.1, against 46.5 for the province, and over-65s make up 27.8%. Foreign residents are 9.6%. Incomes declared in Italy are low compared with the provincial average.

Buyers find mountain houses, often used as second homes too, and homes for people living here all year. It is climate zone F: long winters, sometimes snow, and heating to budget for. Roads are steep with hairpin bends, and for secondary schools, shops and services you go down to Luino. On the wooded slopes, the official maps of landslides and debris flows should be read for the exact location of the house.

Earthquake hazard is low: Agra is in seismic zone 4 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, like all 136 municipalities in the province of Varese, with expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.041 g.

Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published and the report traces the address back to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Village above Luino with views of Lake Maggiore, near Switzerland.
  • 385 residents in 2023, up 1.6% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, like all 136 municipalities in the province.
  • Climate zone F: long winters and steep roads.

Overview

Agra is a municipality in the province of Varese, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 385 residents, among the smallest in the province (131 of 136).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Agra is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. All 136 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.041 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 1.6%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (46). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 9.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Agra declared an average taxable income of 17,804 euros, below the provincial average (27,186 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Agra is in climate zone F, with 3,029 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 655 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Agra has 1 school.

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 Agra.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 8.6% of the land in Agra, compared with 21.1% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Agra 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 Agra.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Agra: 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 Agra 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 Agra. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 25.1%
  • good 74.9%

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 012001. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.