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Angera: 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 Mario Greppi 1, Angera.

Angera, the Borromeo castle on Lake Maggiore's Lombard shore

Above the town stands the Rocca Borromeo, the castle you can see from anywhere on the lower part of Lake Maggiore. Angera lies on the Lombard shore at the southern end of the lake, facing Arona on the Piedmont side. The centre follows the lakefront, with a small harbour and promenades, while behind it the ground rises into the hills of the province of Varese.

It is both a residential town and a holiday one. Many houses are lived in all year by families and retired people; others are second homes owned by Milanese and foreign buyers. People work in Sesto Calende, Varese, Gallarate and around Malpensa airport, and nearly always drive. Arona looks very close across the water, but by car you have to go round via the bridge at Sesto Calende.

In 2023 there were 5,361 residents according to Istat, the national statistics office, down 4.6% since 2011, with an average age of 49.7 against 46.5 for the province, and over-65s at 30.2%. Foreign residents account for 10.1% and households average 2.08 people.

Earthquake hazard is low: Angera is in seismic zone 4 of the Protezione Civile (Civil Protection Department) classification, like 136 municipalities in the province of Varese, and here the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.039 g. In a lakeside house, other things matter more: damp in walls near the water, the state of windows and doors, and heating for cold, humid winters.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, so the report finds the plot from the address. For houses right on the shore, look at the floods of Lake Maggiore, which in some years have swamped the lakefront, and on the slopes around the Rocca, landslide hazard. The report checks both for the individual address.

Key points

  • Lombard shore of lower Lake Maggiore, facing Arona.
  • Over-65s at 30.2%; average age 49.7.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.039 g.
  • Lakefront homes: lake flooding to check address by address.

Overview

Angera is a municipality in the province of Varese, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 5,361 residents, ranked 43 of 136 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Angera 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 0.039 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 4.6%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (46). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 10.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Angera declared an average taxable income of 27,233 euros, in line with the province (27,186 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Angera is in climate zone E, with 2,433 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 205 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Angera has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 6 healthcare facilities, 7 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.2 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.3).

Public transport

The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Angera.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 12.9% of the land in Angera, 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

Angera 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 open contaminated sites in Angera; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Angera: 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 Angera 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 34 inhabited census areas in Angera. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 4.0%
  • fair 68.4%
  • good 27.6%

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 012003. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.