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Inarzo: 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 Patrioti 1, Inarzo.

Inarzo, the Brabbia marsh near Lake Varese

Inarzo looks out over the Palude Brabbia, a nature reserve of reed beds and open water stretching south-west of Lake Varese. It is a small residential municipality in the province of Varese, north-west of Milan, with an old core, detached and semi-detached houses surrounded by meadows and woodland.

People who choose Inarzo usually work in Varese, in the province's industrial towns or towards Milan, and travel by car. Homes are mostly detached houses or small blocks of flats with gardens. Near the marsh and the wet meadows, look carefully for damp in cellars and ground floors. Climate zone E means cold winters. Declared incomes are above the provincial average.

The population is steady: 1,064 residents in 2023, down 0.8% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 45.9, just under the provincial 46.5, and over-65s are 22.5%, fewer than the 24.7% for the province. Households average 2.47 people and foreign nationals make up 5.4%.

Earthquakes are a minor concern here: all 136 municipalities in the province of Varese are in seismic zone 4, the lowest, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.038 g. For a house from the 1970s or 1980s, the items that matter are the energy rating, the heating and electrics and the windows.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the municipality, and the report reaches the plot from the address. For a house on the edge of the marsh or near the ditches, the official flood maps are read for the exact spot.

Key points

  • Residential village by the Brabbia marsh, near Lake Varese.
  • All 136 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.
  • Households of 2.47 people, over-65s at 22.5%.
  • Incomes above the Varese provincial average.

Overview

Inarzo is a municipality in the province of Varese, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,064 residents, ranked 116 of 136 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Inarzo 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 46 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Inarzo declared an average taxable income of 28,055 euros, in line with the province (27,186 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Inarzo is in climate zone E, with 2,485 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 261 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Inarzo has 1 school. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 green area.

The data shows no pharmacies within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.3 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 12.7% of the land in Inarzo, 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

Inarzo 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 Inarzo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Inarzo: 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 Inarzo 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 5 inhabited census areas in Inarzo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 0.7%
  • good 99.3%

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 012082. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.