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Dumenza: 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 Xx Settembre 1, Dumenza.

Dumenza, the hills above Luino on the Swiss border

Dumenza covers the high ground behind Luino, in the far north of the province of Varese, and reaches the border with Switzerland. The municipality is made up of several hamlets scattered across the slopes, with stone houses, woods and narrow roads climbing up from Lake Maggiore. The town hall is at about 400 metres, but the highest hamlets are well above that.

Switzerland shapes daily life: some people living in this area work across the border, in Canton Ticino. In the open public transport timetables the municipality has no railway stops (0), so people drive, heading down to Luino for trains, services and shops. If you are buying, try the journey at rush hour and in winter, when mountain roads are slower.

The population is stable: 1,433 residents in 2023, a change of 0.0% since 2011. The average age is 46.4, almost the same as the provincial 46.5, and over-65s make up 24.6%. Foreign residents account for 6.1%. Incomes declared in Italy are below the provincial average.

Earthquake risk is low. All 136 municipalities in the province of Varese are in seismic zone 4, the lowest class on the Civil Protection scale, and expected ground acceleration in Dumenza is 0.041 g. On the hillsides, slope, rainwater drainage and the state of retaining walls matter more.

The report checks the official landslide maps for the address and finds the land parcel on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps.

Key points

  • High ground above Luino, up to the Swiss border.
  • Stable population, 1,433 residents in 2023.
  • All 136 municipalities in Varese province in seismic zone 4.
  • No railway stop in the municipality: Luino is the nearest.

Overview

Dumenza is a municipality in the province of Varese, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,433 residents, ranked 105 of 136 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Dumenza 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 0.041 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 46 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 6.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Dumenza declared an average taxable income of 16,733 euros, below the provincial average (27,186 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Dumenza is in climate zone E, with 2,692 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 411 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Dumenza has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 3 sports facilities.

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 Dumenza.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 4.0% of the land in Dumenza, 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

Dumenza 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 Dumenza.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Dumenza: 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 Dumenza 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 Dumenza. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 23.9%
  • good 76.1%

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 012065. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.