Cavaria con Premezzo: 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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Cavaria con Premezzo, on the railway between Gallarate and Varese
Two old villages, Cavaria and Premezzo, joined into a single municipality: the name tells the story of this town north of Gallarate, on the road and railway that climb towards Varese. It is an area where houses, factories and roads follow one another almost without a break, among the most built-up in the province: nearly half the municipal land is covered by buildings, yards and infrastructure.
For commuters the train is the strongest card. The official timetables show 1 station in the municipality, served by 2 rail lines towards Gallarate, where trains leave for Milan, and towards Varese. Malpensa airport is also within easy reach. Housing ranges from detached houses with gardens to blocks of flats from the 1960s and 1970s; in such a dense setting, the street, the noise and the neighbours make the difference.
Istat, the national statistics office, counted 5,696 residents in 2023, down 0.3% since 2011: a population that has barely moved. The estimated average age is 45.2, lower than 46.5 for the province, over-65s make up 22.6% and foreign nationals 9.7%. Declared incomes are in line with the province of Varese.
Earthquake risk is low: all 136 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 4 of the Civil Protection Department's classification, and the expected acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.038 g. In a fifty-year-old block, energy efficiency, the state of the facades and any major works already approved by the owners' meeting matter more; ask the building manager before completion.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report traces the land parcel from the address, measuring the distance to the station and to services.
Key points
- Two historic villages joined, between Gallarate and Varese.
- 1 station served by 2 rail lines.
- Population almost unchanged since 2011, average age 45.2.
- Seismic zone 4, like the whole province of Varese.
Overview
Cavaria con Premezzo is a municipality in the province of Varese, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 5,696 residents, ranked 38 of 136 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cavaria con Premezzo 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 45 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 9.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cavaria con Premezzo declared an average taxable income of 26,982 euros, in line with the province (27,186 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Cavaria con Premezzo is in climate zone E, with 2,716 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 268 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cavaria con Premezzo has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities, 6 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.
Public transport
Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 2 train lines, 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 46.5% of the land in Cavaria con Premezzo, 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
Cavaria con Premezzo 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 Cavaria con Premezzo; 3 have been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cavaria con Premezzo: 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 Cavaria con Premezzo 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 14 inhabited census areas in Cavaria con Premezzo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 73 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 11.6%
- good 88.4%
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 012048. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.