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Cittiglio: 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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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: Strada Provinciale 394Dir 1, Cittiglio.

Cittiglio, the mouth of the Valcuvia near Lake Maggiore

Cittiglio's name is tied to Alfredo Binda, the cycling champion of the 1920s and 1930s, who was born here. The town stands at the mouth of the Valcuvia, on the side facing Laveno-Mombello and the Lombard shore of Lake Maggiore, with woods rising behind the houses. Above the village, along a mountain stream, are the Cittiglio waterfalls.

If you work elsewhere, the station is on the Ferrovie Nord line running from Laveno towards Varese and Milan, and the official timetables show it served by 2 train routes. Varese is also reachable by car through the valley. The housing stock mixes village houses, detached homes with gardens and a few blocks of flats; average declared incomes are below the average for the province of Varese.

In 2023 there were 3,833 residents, 3.5% fewer than in 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 47.5, against 46.5 in the province, over-65s make up 26.3% and foreign residents 8.5%.

The whole Varese area is in seismic zone 4, the lowest band set by the Civil Protection Department: that goes for all 136 municipalities, and in Cittiglio the expected ground acceleration is about 0.040 g. Aspect and damp matter more than earthquakes. On the valley floor and on shaded slopes houses get little winter sun, and in climate zone E heating is a significant cost.

The cadastral maps are published and the report traces an address to its plot. With wooded slopes and streams running steeply down to the lake, landslides and flooding need to be checked at the exact spot, and the report reads the official maps for that address.

Key points

  • At the mouth of the Valcuvia, towards Laveno and Lake Maggiore.
  • Ferrovie Nord station with 2 routes in the official timetables.
  • 3,833 residents in 2023, over-65s at 26.3%.
  • Seismic zone 4: aspect and damp matter more.

Overview

Cittiglio is a municipality in the province of Varese, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,833 residents, ranked 63 of 136 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cittiglio 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 0.040 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 3.5%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cittiglio declared an average taxable income of 23,863 euros, below the provincial average (27,186 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cittiglio is in climate zone E, with 2,501 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 254 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cittiglio has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 7 healthcare facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 1.8 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.7).

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 2 train lines, 1 bus line. That is about 0.3 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 11.8% of the land in Cittiglio, 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

Cittiglio 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Cittiglio, 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 Cittiglio: 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 Cittiglio 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 19 inhabited census areas in Cittiglio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 75 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 9.4%
  • good 81.6%
  • very good 9.0%

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 012051. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.