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Azzate: 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 Piave 4, Azzate.

Azzate, the hills above Lake Varese

From some of Azzate's streets you can see Lake Varese a few kilometres to the west, and on clear days Monte Rosa as well. The town sits in the hills south of Varese, in an area of villas, gardens, woods and small historic hamlets, where a good deal has been built in recent decades.

It is a residential municipality with incomes above the provincial average, chosen by people who work in Varese or around Gallarate and Malpensa and want a house with a garden. The motorway to Milan is close, as are the stations at Gazzada and Varese. Homes range from period villas and 1970s detached houses to recent blocks of flats. In older houses, insulation, the boiler and windows matter most, because winters are cold and damp.

Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 4,616 residents in 2023, up 1.4% on 2011. The average age is 46.5, the same as the province (46.5); over-65s make up 24.1% and foreign residents 7.4%.

Earthquakes are little cause for concern here: all 136 municipalities in the province of Varese are in seismic zone 4, the lowest, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.038 g. The ground itself is more worth checking: on the hillsides and near the small streams flowing down to the lake, the report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the address you choose.

Key points

  • Hills south of Varese, with views of Lake Varese.
  • Above-average incomes: a residential town near the motorway.
  • 4,616 residents, up 1.4% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.038 g.

Overview

Azzate is a municipality in the province of Varese, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 4,616 residents, ranked 56 of 136 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Azzate 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 grown by 1.4%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Azzate declared an average taxable income of 30,382 euros, above the provincial average (27,186 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Azzate is in climate zone E, with 2,602 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 332 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Azzate has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 5 healthcare facilities and 6 sports facilities.

There are 1.1 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.7).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 22.4% of the land in Azzate, 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

Azzate 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 Azzate.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Azzate: 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 Azzate 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 17 inhabited census areas in Azzate. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 73 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 14.1%
  • good 85.9%

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 012006. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.