Castelnuovo Bozzente: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Como, Lombardia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Castelnuovo Bozzente, in the Pineta park between Como and Varese
Much of Castelnuovo Bozzente is woodland. The municipality lies within the Pineta di Appiano Gentile e Tradate regional park, the green belt between the provinces of Como and Varese where Scots pine, oak and chestnut cover the hills. The village is small, with a compact centre and residential streets of detached houses on the edge of the woods.
People who choose to live here usually work in the nearby cities: Como, Varese, Saronno and the Milan area are reachable by car, with journey times that depend on traffic on the provincial roads. Malpensa airport is not far either. Services in the village are basic, and for secondary schools, the hospital and big shops you go to neighbouring towns. Most homes are detached houses with gardens, largely built in recent decades; park rules restrict new building, which is worth knowing before you plan an extension.
According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 915 residents in 2023, up 2.9% on 2011. The average age is 45.4, a little below the provincial figure (46.3), and over-65s make up 22.5% against 24.1%. Households average 2.36 people and foreign residents account for 2.3%. Declared incomes are below the Como average.
Earthquake classification is uniform across the area: all 147 municipalities in the province of Como are in seismic zone 4, the lowest in the Civil Protection classification. In Castelnuovo Bozzente the expected ground acceleration is 0.039 g. For a house from the 1980s, insulation, the boiler and windows matter more.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here, and the report traces the land parcel from the house number. Near the streams that cross the woods, check the official flood maps.
Key points
- Village inside the Pineta di Appiano Gentile e Tradate park.
- Population up 2.9% since 2011.
- Average age 45.4, over-65s at 22.5%.
- All 147 Como municipalities in seismic zone 4.
Overview
Castelnuovo Bozzente is a municipality in the province of Como, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 915 residents, ranked 108 of 147 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castelnuovo Bozzente is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. All 147 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 grown by 2.9%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 2.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castelnuovo Bozzente declared an average taxable income of 23,908 euros, below the provincial average (26,761 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Castelnuovo Bozzente is in climate zone E, with 2,695 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 398 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Castelnuovo Bozzente has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 green area.
The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 per 1,000 residents.
Public transport
The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Castelnuovo Bozzente.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 6.4% of the land in Castelnuovo Bozzente, compared with 12.3% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
Radon and contaminated sites
Castelnuovo Bozzente 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 Castelnuovo Bozzente.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Castelnuovo Bozzente: 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 Castelnuovo Bozzente 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 6 inhabited census areas in Castelnuovo Bozzente. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 88.9%
- good 11.1%
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 013059. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.