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Daverio: 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 Cesare Battisti 1, Daverio.

Daverio, wooded hills south-west of Varese

Daverio lies in the glacial hills south-west of Varese, a short way from Lake Varese. It is a residential place of old village cores, houses with gardens and plenty of green space, with the town hall at around 330 metres. The ground rolls: height and aspect change from one street to the next, and houses on the edge of the woods need more attention to damp and to keeping trees and hedges in check.

Varese is the reference point for work, secondary schools and the hospital, while the Gallarate area and Malpensa airport are a manageable drive away. Everyday journeys are mostly by car, so it is worth checking in the report how far the shops, the pharmacy and the bus stops are from the address.

The population is flat: 3,070 residents in 2023, down 0.2% on 2011. The mean age of 46.6 is almost the same as the provincial figure (46.5); over-65s are 23.6% and foreign residents 4.5%. Declared incomes are just above the average for the province of Varese.

Earthquake risk is low. Daverio is in seismic zone 4, like all 136 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.038 g. When buying here, insulation, windows and the boiler matter more: the town is in climate zone E, with cold and often damp winters.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so from the address the report finds the land parcel and checks the official landslide and flood maps.

Key points

  • Glacial hills between Varese and its lake, mainly residential.
  • 3,070 residents, stable since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, the lowest, acceleration 0.038 g.
  • Cold winters: a home's energy efficiency counts.

Overview

Daverio is a municipality in the province of Varese, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,070 residents, ranked 76 of 136 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Daverio 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 0.038 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 47 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Daverio declared an average taxable income of 27,677 euros, in line with the province (27,186 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Daverio is in climate zone E, with 2,596 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 327 metres above sea level.

Services

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

There are 0.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 27.6% of the land in Daverio, 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

Daverio 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 open contaminated sites in Daverio; 4 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Daverio: 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 Daverio 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 17 inhabited census areas in Daverio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 22.9%
  • good 77.1%

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 012064. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.