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Galliate Lombardo: 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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Galliate Lombardo, on the shores of Lake Varese

Galliate Lombardo looks out over Lake Varese, a short distance from the town of Varese, in a landscape of low hills, meadows and woods running down to the reeds on the shore. The village is small and residential, and the cycle path that circles the lake passes through it.

Average declared income is well above the provincial average. Homes are mainly detached houses and villas with gardens, a few small blocks of flats and old courtyard houses that have been renovated. For work and school people drive to nearby Varese or towards Milan. The climate zone is E.

The population is growing: Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,022 residents in 2023, up 4.1% on 2011. The average age is 46.1, almost the same as the 46.5 of the province, and over-65s make up 22.2%, fewer than the provincial 24.7%. Foreign residents account for 5.6% and households have 2.35 members on average.

Earthquake hazard is low: all 136 municipalities in the province of Varese are in seismic zone 4, and here the expected ground acceleration is 0.038 g. For an older villa, the energy rating, the roof and the heating and electrics matter more.

Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality, and the report uses them to reach the land parcel. For houses near the shore it also checks the official flood hazard maps, which cover the low-lying ground around the lake.

Key points

  • Small residential municipality on Lake Varese.
  • Population up 4.1% since 2011.
  • All 136 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.
  • Incomes well above the provincial average.

Overview

Galliate Lombardo is a municipality in the province of Varese, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,022 residents, ranked 117 of 136 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Galliate Lombardo 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 resident population has grown by 4.1%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Galliate Lombardo declared an average taxable income of 35,940 euros, above the provincial average (27,186 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Galliate Lombardo is in climate zone E, with 2,607 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 335 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Galliate Lombardo has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility and 1 sports facility.

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 Galliate Lombardo.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 10.5% of the land in Galliate Lombardo, 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

Galliate Lombardo 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 Galliate Lombardo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Galliate Lombardo: 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 Galliate Lombardo 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 6 inhabited census areas in Galliate Lombardo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 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 012071. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.