Cassano Magnago: 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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Cassano Magnago, between Gallarate and the Olona valley
Cassano Magnago borders Gallarate to the north-east and lies a few kilometres from Busto Arsizio, in the heart of one of Lombardy's historic manufacturing areas, which grew first on textiles and later on engineering. Houses, workshops and roads cover much of the municipality, and the boundaries with neighbouring towns are hard to spot. The old centre is small, gathered around the parish church; the rest is made up of districts of detached houses, semi-detached homes and apartment blocks built in the second half of the twentieth century.
People who work elsewhere mostly drive. The Autostrada dei Laghi (A8) has junctions at Gallarate and Busto Arsizio, Malpensa airport is a short drive away, and trains leave from the stations of those two neighbouring towns. Buyers often find 1960s and 1970s houses with gardens, which need assessing for insulation, windows and systems.
Istat, the national statistics office, counted 21,298 residents in 2023, down 0.4% on 2011, so almost unchanged. The estimated average age, 46.4, and the share over 65, 24.9%, are close to the provincial figures; foreign nationals make up 6.3%. Declared incomes are a little below the average for the province of Varese.
Seismic hazard is the lowest on the scale. Cassano Magnago is in zone 4, like 135 other municipalities in the province of Varese, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.038 g. The condition of the building matters far more, and it is worth checking whether the roofs of garages, sheds or nearby industrial buildings still have asbestos sheeting.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for Cassano Magnago, so the report finds the land parcel from the address. With so much ground sealed over, summer storms put sewers and drains under strain; flood hazard is read for the individual address, along with nearby busy roads and industrial sites.
Key points
- North-east of Gallarate, near Busto Arsizio and Malpensa airport.
- Historic manufacturing area, heavily built up.
- 21,298 residents in 2023, 6.3% foreign nationals.
- Seismic zone 4, expected ground acceleration about 0.038 g.
Overview
Cassano Magnago is a municipality in the province of Varese, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 21,298 residents, among the most populous in the province (5 of 136).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cassano Magnago 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 6.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cassano Magnago declared an average taxable income of 25,877 euros, in line with the province (27,186 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Cassano Magnago is in climate zone E, with 2,909 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 261 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cassano Magnago has 13 schools and 6 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 9 grocery shops and supermarkets, 11 healthcare facilities, 9 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
There are 0.5 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 Cassano Magnago.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 45.3% of the land in Cassano Magnago, 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
Cassano Magnago is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Lombardia in 2023. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.
Official databases list 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Cassano Magnago, and 4 more have 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 Cassano Magnago: 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 Cassano Magnago 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 52 inhabited census areas in Cassano Magnago. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.1%
- fair 33.7%
- good 66.2%
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 012040. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.