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Locate Varesino: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Como, Lombardia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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Locate Varesino, a Como village on the line to Saronno

Despite its name, which suggests Varese, Locate Varesino belongs to the province of Como. It sits right on the boundary with the province of Varese, in the band of plain and low hills between Tradate, Saronno and Como. Woods and fields still surround the village in an area that is otherwise heavily built up.

The link that matters is the railway. Published timetables show 1 railway stop in the municipality with 1 line, the Ferrovie Nord route between Saronno and Como, plus 1 bus line. For anyone working in Milan or Como, distance from the station is a real factor, and the report measures it for every address. Homes are mostly detached houses and small blocks of flats, with a few old courtyard houses in the historic core.

The population is growing: Istat, the national statistics office, counts 4,325 residents in 2023, up 2.6% on 2011. It is also a little younger than the province, with an average age of 45.3 against 46.3 and over-65s at 22.7%. Foreign residents make up 7.7%. Declared incomes are in line with the provincial average.

Earthquake risk is low: all 147 municipalities in the province of Como are in seismic zone 4, and the expected ground acceleration is around 0.039 g. In houses from the 1960s to the 1980s, insulation, windows and the boiler matter more. Where the land drops towards streams, the report checks the official flood maps.

Key points

  • In the province of Como, on the boundary with Varese.
  • 1 stop on the Ferrovie Nord line from Saronno to Como.
  • 4,325 residents, up 2.6% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.039 g.

Overview

Locate Varesino is a municipality in the province of Como, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 4,325 residents, ranked 43 of 147 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Locate Varesino is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. All 147 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 grown by 2.6%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Locate Varesino declared an average taxable income of 26,808 euros, in line with the province (26,761 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Locate Varesino is in climate zone E, with 2,519 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 274 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Locate Varesino has 2 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets and 2 healthcare facilities.

There are 0.5 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.9).

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 1 bus line, 1 train line. That is about 0.2 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 17.7% of the land in Locate Varesino, compared with 12.3% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Locate Varesino 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 Locate Varesino.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Locate Varesino: 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 Locate Varesino 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 21 inhabited census areas in Locate Varesino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 79 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 2.2%
  • good 49.4%
  • very good 48.4%

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 013131. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.