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Duno: 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: Localita' Bisio 1, Duno.

Duno, a hillside village above the Valcuvia

Duno looks down on the Valcuvia. Its houses sit on the hillside above five hundred metres, along the road climbing from the valley floor, with the woods of the Varese pre-Alps behind them. The Valcuvia is a broad, green valley in the province of Varese, lying between the Lake Maggiore area and the provincial capital, and the towns on the valley floor have shops, schools and everyday services.

If you work elsewhere a car is essential: Varese, the lake and the Swiss border are all reached by road, and journey times depend a good deal on season and traffic. In return Duno offers a quiet life and a climate zone E climate, with cold but not extreme winters. Houses on a slope need attention to retaining walls, drainage and damp against the hillside.

In 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 154 residents, 5 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 3.1%. The population is younger than the provincial average: over-65s make up 19.5%, against 24.7% across the province, and the average age is 48.3. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

All 136 municipalities in the province of Varese are in seismic zone 4, the lowest level, and in Duno the expected ground acceleration is about 0.039 g. Earthquakes are not the main concern when buying here.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the municipality. From the address the report finds the land parcel, measures the slope and checks the official landslide maps for that spot.

Key points

  • Hillside village above the Valcuvia, in the Varese pre-Alps.
  • Over-65s at 19.5%, against 24.7% in the province.
  • 154 residents in 2023, down 3.1% since 2011.
  • Whole province of Varese in seismic zone 4.

Overview

Duno 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 (136 of 136).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Duno 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 3.1%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (46). 19% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.2% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Duno declared an average taxable income of 24,059 euros, below the provincial average (27,186 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Duno is in climate zone E, with 2,778 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 530 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 Duno.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 5.4% of the land in Duno, 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

Duno 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 low. 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 Duno.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Duno: 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 Duno 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 1 inhabited census areas in Duno. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 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 012066. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.