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Biandronno: 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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Biandronno, Lake Varese and the Isolino Virginia

Biandronno lies on the western shore of Lake Varese, and in its waters is the Isolino Virginia, the small island with the remains of prehistoric pile dwellings that belong to the Unesco site of the prehistoric pile dwellings around the Alps. The municipality is made up of several settlements, including Cassinetta, and is a few kilometres from Varese, in the belt of glacial hills around the lakes.

People buying here usually want a detached house with a garden in a quiet setting, yet close to Varese and to local employers. For work many drive to Varese or towards Milan. Areas closest to the lake and the wetlands along its shores deserve a look at the official flood maps, which the report checks for the address.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 3,175 residents in 2023, down 3.3% since 2011. The average age is 48.2, higher than the provincial 46.5, and over-65s make up 26.7%. Foreign nationals account for 4.4%. Average incomes are close to the Varese average, just below it.

Seismic risk is low: zone 4, the lowest in the Civil Protection classification, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.038 g. In the houses built between the 1960s and 1980s, common in this part of the province, the costs to budget for are mainly insulation, windows and the boiler: the climate zone is E and winters by the lake are damp.

Key points

  • Western shore of Lake Varese, with the Isolino Virginia.
  • 3,175 residents, over-65s at 26.7%.
  • Seismic zone 4, the lowest.
  • A few kilometres from Varese, homes with gardens.

Overview

Biandronno is a municipality in the province of Varese, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,175 residents, ranked 72 of 136 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Biandronno 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 3.3%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (46). 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Biandronno declared an average taxable income of 26,226 euros, in line with the province (27,186 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Biandronno is in climate zone E, with 2,512 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 262 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Biandronno has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 healthcare facility.

There are 0.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 10.7% of the land in Biandronno, 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

Biandronno 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 3 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Biandronno, 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 Biandronno: 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 Biandronno 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 9 inhabited census areas in Biandronno. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 12.5%
  • good 87.5%

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 012014. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.