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Clivio: 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: Via Cantello 2, Clivio.

Clivio, Varese hills a stone's throw from Switzerland

Clivio is a village in the hills east of Varese, in the border strip with the Swiss canton of Ticino, among woods and meadows on the edge of the Prealps. The Mendrisio district on the Swiss side is a few minutes' drive away, and many people in the border strip work across the frontier; Varese is the reference for hospital care, secondary schools and offices.

The village has a compact centre, detached houses and small villas built in recent decades, and a few apartment blocks. For buyers, the roads to the border crossing and to Varese, which get busy at rush hour, matter, as does the aspect of houses on the slopes. The climate zone is E, with cold, damp winters. On hillsides the report measures the gradient at the address and reads the official landslide maps.

According to Istat, Italy's national statistics office, there were 1,985 residents at the end of 2023, up 2.2% on 2011. The average age is 46.6, practically the same as the provincial 46.5, and 24.3% of residents are over 65. Foreign residents make up 3.7%. Incomes declared in Italy are well below the average for the province of Varese, a figure best read with the nearby border in mind.

Earthquake risk is low. Clivio is in seismic zone 4, the lowest, like all 136 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.039 g. In older houses, the useful checks are the roof, wiring, plumbing and insulation.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report goes from the address to the building's land parcel.

Key points

  • Hill village near the border with the Swiss canton of Ticino.
  • Population up 2.2% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, like all 136 municipalities in the province.
  • Roads to Varese and the border busy at rush hour.

Overview

Clivio is a municipality in the province of Varese, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,985 residents, ranked 94 of 136 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Clivio 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 0.039 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 2.2%. 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 3.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Clivio declared an average taxable income of 18,110 euros, below the provincial average (27,186 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Clivio is in climate zone E, with 2,693 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 468 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Clivio has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility and 2 sports facilities.

There are 0.5 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.3).

Public transport

The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Clivio.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 17.3% of the land in Clivio, 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

Clivio 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 Clivio.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Clivio: 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 Clivio 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 15 inhabited census areas in Clivio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 6.4%
  • good 93.6%

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 012052. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.