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Curiglia con Monteviasco: 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 Cesare Battisti 1, Curiglia con Monteviasco.

Curiglia con Monteviasco, the Val Veddasca and a roadless hamlet

The name tells you the municipality comes in two parts. Curiglia is the village you can drive to, on the slopes of the Val Veddasca, the valley that climbs from Lake Maggiore towards the Swiss border. Monteviasco, the better-known hamlet, has no road for cars: you reach it on foot, up a stepped mule track through the woods. For anyone thinking of buying there this is decisive, because moving in, bringing building materials and routine maintenance all have to be organised differently and cost more.

The valley is narrow and wooded, with stone houses roofed in piode, the stone slabs typical of these mountains. The town hall stands at around six hundred and seventy metres and the climate zone is F, with long, cold winters. For services, schools and work, people head down towards the lake, and along this border strip many residents commute to jobs in Switzerland.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 154 residents in 2023, 18.9% fewer than the 190 of 2011. The average age is 51.6, against 46.5 in the province, and 33.8% of residents are over 65. Declared incomes are well below the provincial average.

Seismic risk is low: all 136 municipalities in the province of Varese are in zone 4, and the expected ground acceleration here is about 0.040 g. On slopes this steep, landslide hazard matters more, and the report checks it on the official maps for the address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for this municipality as well, so the land parcel can be traced.

Key points

  • Municipality in the Val Veddasca, between Lake Maggiore and Switzerland.
  • Monteviasco is reached only on foot: work and removals cost more.
  • 154 residents in 2023, over-65s at 33.8%.
  • Whole province in seismic zone 4, acceleration about 0.040 g.

Overview

Curiglia con Monteviasco is a municipality in the province of Varese, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 154 residents, among the smallest in the province (135 of 136).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Curiglia con Monteviasco 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 18.9%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (46). 34% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.5% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Curiglia con Monteviasco declared an average taxable income of 17,931 euros, below the provincial average (27,186 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Curiglia con Monteviasco is in climate zone F, with 3,050 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 670 metres above sea level.

Services

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 1.3% of the land in Curiglia con Monteviasco, 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

Curiglia con Monteviasco is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Lombardia in 2023. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. 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 Curiglia con Monteviasco.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Curiglia con Monteviasco: 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 Curiglia con Monteviasco 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 3 inhabited census areas in Curiglia con Monteviasco. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 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 012061. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.