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Cugliate-Fabiasco: 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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For example: Via Mario Filippini 1, Cugliate-Fabiasco.

Cugliate-Fabiasco, woods and valleys towards the Swiss border

North of Varese, in the wooded valleys that lead towards Ponte Tresa and the Swiss border, Cugliate-Fabiasco brings two villages together in a single municipality. The main village is at around 500 metres, among meadows and chestnut woods, and daily life is split between Varese, the towns of the Valganna and the nearby Swiss canton of Ticino.

Compared with the rest of the Varese province it is a young place: the average age is 44.4 against 46.5 for the province, and over-65s are 20.3%. In 2023 there were 3,100 residents, almost as many as in 2011 (a change of +0.8%), according to Istat, the national statistics office, and foreign residents are 5.8%. Incomes declared in Italy are well below the provincial average.

For buyers, the choice includes stone village houses in the two old centres, detached houses with gardens and a few small blocks of flats. Winters are cold and damp (climate zone E), so heating, insulation and sun exposure should come before finishes. On sloping plots, also check how you would reach the house in snow.

Earthquakes are not a particular concern: all 136 municipalities in the province of Varese are in seismic zone 4, and the expected ground acceleration here is 0.039 g.

The Revenue Agency publishes cadastral maps and the report finds the plot from the address. With streams and wooded slopes around, it is worth reading the official landslide and flood maps for that exact spot, along with the distance to schools, pharmacies and shops.

Key points

  • North of Varese, towards Ponte Tresa and Switzerland
  • Young population: average age 44.4, over-65s at 20.3%
  • 3,100 residents, almost unchanged since 2011
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration 0.039 g

Overview

Cugliate-Fabiasco is a municipality in the province of Varese, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,100 residents, ranked 75 of 136 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cugliate-Fabiasco 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (46). 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cugliate-Fabiasco declared an average taxable income of 16,742 euros, below the provincial average (27,186 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cugliate-Fabiasco is in climate zone E, with 2,759 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 516 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cugliate-Fabiasco has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 11.7% of the land in Cugliate-Fabiasco, 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

Cugliate-Fabiasco 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 Cugliate-Fabiasco.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cugliate-Fabiasco: 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 Cugliate-Fabiasco 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 13 inhabited census areas in Cugliate-Fabiasco. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 012059. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.