Casorate Sempione: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Varese, Lombardia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
Liveability index free for any address
Land sheet 6 free checks
Search for an address in Casorate Sempione
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 Venticinque Aprile 1, Casorate Sempione.
Casorate Sempione, between Gallarate and Malpensa
The name comes from the road: Casorate Sempione lies on the old Simplon highway in the south of the province of Varese, with Gallarate on one side and Malpensa airport a few minutes away on the other. The land is flat, at around 280 metres, and much of it is built on: houses, industrial sheds and roads cover a large share of the municipality, even by local standards.
Malpensa brings jobs and flights on the doorstep, along with traffic and noise. Flight paths do not affect every part of the town equally, so before buying it is worth asking about the street and visiting at different times of day. Public transport is thin: in the open timetables the site reads, the municipality only has bus stops (1 in all), and for Milan people take the train from Gallarate.
There were 5,627 residents in 2023, down 1.7% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age, 46.6, is almost the same as the province's (46.5), while over-65s are 23.8%, a little under the provincial 24.7%. Foreign residents account for 6.7%. Declared incomes are just below the Varese average.
Earthquake risk is minimal: all 136 municipalities in the province of Varese are in seismic zone 4, and the expected ground acceleration here is about 0.038 g. In houses from the 1960s and 1970s, insulation, heating and wiring and the energy rating matter more, and near the flight paths so does the quality of the windows.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report finds the plot from the address. The same report shows flood hazard and the walking distance to schools, pharmacies and shops, which varies a good deal across a spread-out town like this.
Key points
- On the Simplon road, a few minutes from Malpensa airport.
- 5,627 residents in 2023, down 1.7% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.038 g.
- Aircraft noise worth checking street by street.
Overview
Casorate Sempione is a municipality in the province of Varese, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 5,627 residents, ranked 40 of 136 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Casorate Sempione 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 1.7%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 6.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Casorate Sempione declared an average taxable income of 25,800 euros, below the provincial average (27,186 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Casorate Sempione is in climate zone E, with 2,938 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 282 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Casorate Sempione has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility, 5 sports facilities and 1 green area.
The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.4 per 1,000 residents.
Public transport
Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 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 27.6% of the land in Casorate Sempione, compared with 21.1% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 8.5 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Casorate Sempione 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 Casorate Sempione; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Casorate Sempione: 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 Casorate Sempione 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 22 inhabited census areas in Casorate Sempione. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.1%
- fair 63.1%
- good 36.8%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Public transport timetables (GTFS): Trenord, Regione Lombardia - Trenord, orari ferroviari (GTFS). Licence CC BY 4.0, version 20261111.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Lombardia, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Lombardia. Licence CC0 1.0 (pubblico dominio), updated to 15 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 012039. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.