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Cocquio-Trevisago: 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: Contrada Motto dei Grilli 1, Cocquio-Trevisago.

Cocquio-Trevisago, between Campo dei Fiori and Lake Maggiore

In the hills north-west of Varese, Cocquio-Trevisago brings two villages, Cocquio and Trevisago, together in one municipality. The land lies between the slopes of Campo dei Fiori and the plain running down towards Lake Maggiore, with woods, meadows and scattered hamlets linked by minor roads.

One practical advantage is the train. Cocquio-Trevisago has a station on the Ferrovie Nord line from Varese to Laveno, and from Varese you can continue to Milan; the public transport data count 2 rail lines stopping here. Otherwise you need a car: Varese is about a quarter of an hour away and the lake a little further. Homes are mostly detached and semi-detached houses with gardens, alongside old courtyard houses in the hamlets' historic cores.

Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 4,622 residents in 2023, down 2.8% on 2011. The average age is 47.5, slightly above the province (46.5); over-65s make up 26.5% and foreign residents 7.6%. Declared incomes are below the Varese average.

All 136 municipalities in the province of Varese are in seismic zone 4, the lowest, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.039 g. A buyer is better off looking at other things: aspect and damp in houses near the woods, where the winter sun barely reaches, and the state of roofs and heating and electrics. At the foot of Campo dei Fiori, the report also checks the official landslide and flood maps for the address.

Key points

  • Hills north-west of Varese, between Campo dei Fiori and the lake.
  • Station on the Varese-Laveno line: 2 rail lines.
  • 4,622 residents, down 2.8% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, like the whole province of Varese.

Overview

Cocquio-Trevisago is a municipality in the province of Varese, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 4,622 residents, ranked 55 of 136 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cocquio-Trevisago 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 fallen by 2.8%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cocquio-Trevisago declared an average taxable income of 23,732 euros, below the provincial average (27,186 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cocquio-Trevisago is in climate zone E, with 2,552 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 291 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cocquio-Trevisago has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities and 2 sports facilities.

There are 1.1 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.4).

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 17.0% of the land in Cocquio-Trevisago, compared with 21.1% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Cocquio-Trevisago 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 Cocquio-Trevisago.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cocquio-Trevisago: 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 Cocquio-Trevisago 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 28 inhabited census areas in Cocquio-Trevisago. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 76 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 29.4%
  • good 43.2%
  • very good 27.4%

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

ISTAT code 012053. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.