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Lozza: 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 Cesare Battisti 1, Lozza.

Lozza, a residential village between Varese and the Olona valley

If you work in Varese, Lozza puts you a few minutes from the city centre: it is a residential village in the low hills south-east of the city, towards the Olona valley. The municipality is small and largely built up, with detached houses, low-rise blocks and an old core. Varese is a few minutes' drive away, and from there the A8 motorway runs to Milan.

The figures describe a young municipality for this province. The average age is 44.9 against 46.5, and over-65s make up 20.5%, against 24.7% across the province. There were 1,186 residents in 2023, 4.1% fewer than in 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office, with foreign residents at 3.5%. Declared incomes are in line with the provincial average, just above it.

Most of the housing went up in the second half of the twentieth century. In a detached house from those decades, the likely costs are insulation, windows, the boiler and the roof, and the energy performance certificate tells you straight away how much work is needed. Climate zone E brings cold, damp winters.

Earthquake risk is low throughout: all 136 municipalities in the province of Varese are in seismic zone 4, the lowest in the national classification, and in Lozza the expected ground acceleration is 0.038 g.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps cover the municipality, and the report goes from the address to the land parcel. Along the small streams running down towards the Olona, flood hazard is read on the official maps for the exact house, not as an average for the village.

Key points

  • Residential village south-east of Varese, towards the Olona.
  • Average age 44.9, below the provincial 46.5.
  • All 136 municipalities in Varese province in seismic zone 4.
  • Late twentieth-century houses: check insulation and boiler.

Overview

Lozza is a municipality in the province of Varese, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,186 residents, ranked 113 of 136 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Lozza 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 fallen by 4.1%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (46). 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 3.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Lozza declared an average taxable income of 27,307 euros, in line with the province (27,186 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Lozza is in climate zone E, with 2,598 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 329 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Lozza has 2 schools. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility and 4 sports facilities.

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 Lozza.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 30.5% of the land in Lozza, 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

Lozza 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 Lozza.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Lozza: 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 Lozza 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 Lozza. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.4%
  • fair 99.6%

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 012091. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.