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Albizzate: 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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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 Giuseppe Garibaldi 1, Albizzate.

Albizzate, on the railway between Gallarate and Varese

The train is the main reason many families look at Albizzate. The municipality lies between Gallarate and Varese, on the line linking the two, and the open public transport timetables list 1 station here, served by 2 rail lines and 1 bus line. Varese is a few minutes away by train, Milan can be reached without changing, and Malpensa airport is a drive away via Gallarate.

The village spreads over the low hills of the valley of the Arno, a small Lombard stream that shares nothing with the Tuscan river but its name. The land is heavily built up: old village cores, small villas, 1970s blocks of flats and industrial areas along the main roads. If you are buying near the tracks or the workshops, go back to see the house in the evening and at rush hour to get a sense of noise and traffic.

At the end of 2023 there were 5,132 residents, 3.0% fewer than in 2011. The average age is 46.6, against 46.5 for the province, and over-65s account for 25.6%. Foreign residents make up 6.9%, and households average 2.29 people.

Earthquakes are not a major concern: all 136 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 4, the lowest on the Civil Protection scale, and the expected ground acceleration here is about 0.038 g. Cold winters matter more. In a house built fifty years ago, insulation, windows and the boiler make the real difference, and the energy performance certificate (APE) shows where to start.

The stream and the ditches running off the hills can overflow in the heaviest storms. The report checks the official flood and landslide maps for the address and, using the cadastral maps published by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate), finds the building's plot.

Key points

  • 1 station on the Gallarate to Varese line, 2 rail lines.
  • 5,132 residents, down 3.0% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, like the whole province of Varese.
  • Heavily built up, with villas, flats and industrial areas.

Overview

Albizzate is a municipality in the province of Varese, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 5,132 residents, ranked 47 of 136 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Albizzate 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 0.038 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 3.0%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 6.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Albizzate declared an average taxable income of 27,197 euros, in line with the province (27,186 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Albizzate is in climate zone E, with 2,605 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 334 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Albizzate has 6 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 2 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.

There are 0.4 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 2 train lines, 1 bus line. That is about 0.2 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 35.3% of the land in Albizzate, 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

Albizzate 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 Albizzate, 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 Albizzate: 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 Albizzate 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 Albizzate. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 72 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 15.1%
  • good 72.5%
  • very good 12.4%

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 012002. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.