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Grantola: 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 Pra` delle Vigne 20, Grantola.

Grantola, a wooded valley in upper Varese province near Luino

A wooded valley in the upper province of Varese, between Varese and Luino, runs down towards Lake Maggiore: Grantola has its built-up area on the valley floor, along the road to Luino, squeezed between the slopes. The Swiss border is close, and across this area cross-border work in the canton of Ticino is common.

Homes are mostly village houses, detached houses and small apartment blocks along the valley. Built-up land takes a sizeable share of the municipality, and there is little flat ground. For buyers, sunlight matters, as it varies a lot from one side of a narrow valley to the other, and so does damp.

The population is younger than the provincial average: average age 45.0 against 46.5, over-65s at 20.0% against 24.7%. There were 1,226 residents in 2023, 3.5% fewer than in 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office, and foreign nationals account for 7.6%. The average declared income is below the average for the province of Varese.

Earthquakes are not a particular concern: all 136 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 4, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.039 g. Insulation, services and service charges in apartment blocks matter more.

The report reads the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps and reaches the land parcel from the address. In a valley with a torrent and steep slopes, flood and landslide hazard are checked on the official maps for the exact position of the house.

Key points

  • Wooded valley floor between Varese and Luino, towards Lake Maggiore.
  • Average age 45.0, younger than the province.
  • All 136 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.
  • Narrow valley: check sunlight and damp.

Overview

Grantola is a municipality in the province of Varese, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,226 residents, ranked 111 of 136 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Grantola 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 3.5%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Grantola declared an average taxable income of 18,190 euros, below the provincial average (27,186 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Grantola is in climate zone E, with 2,632 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 250 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Grantola has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.4 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 15.5% of the land in Grantola, 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

Grantola 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 Grantola.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Grantola: 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 Grantola 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 9 inhabited census areas in Grantola. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 75.7%
  • good 24.3%

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 012081. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.