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Mesenzana: 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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For example: Via Provinciale 1, Mesenzana.

Mesenzana, between Valcuvia and Lake Maggiore

Mesenzana lies in the north of the province of Varese, in the valleys that lead from Valcuvia towards Luino and Lake Maggiore, with the village on the valley floor and woods all around on the slopes. Luino and the lake are close, Varese is a drive away and the Swiss border is not far.

The village has grown a lot. Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,733 residents in 2023, up 16.6% on 2011, or 247 more people. The population is young, with an average age of 41.9 against 46.5 in the province and over-65s at 16.7%. Households have 2.42 members on average and foreign residents make up 3.9%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The homes for sale are mostly detached and terraced houses and small blocks of flats built in recent decades, along with older houses in the centre. For buyers, sun exposure, damp on the valley floor and the energy rating all count. The climate zone is E, with cold winters.

Earthquake hazard is low: all 136 municipalities in the province of Varese are in seismic zone 4, and the expected ground acceleration here is 0.039 g.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps. Between the valley floor and the wooded slopes, the report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the address and measures distances to services.

Key points

  • Varese province municipality between Valcuvia, Luino and Lake Maggiore.
  • Residents up 16.6% since 2011, over-65s at 16.7%.
  • All 136 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.
  • Revenue Agency cadastral maps available.

Overview

Mesenzana is a municipality in the province of Varese, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,733 residents, ranked 98 of 136 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Mesenzana 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 grown by 16.6%. The estimated average age is 42 years, lower than the province average (46). 17% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 3.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Mesenzana declared an average taxable income of 20,940 euros, below the provincial average (27,186 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Mesenzana is in climate zone E, with 2,573 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 305 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Mesenzana has 3 schools. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 1 healthcare facility.

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 Mesenzana.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 11.9% of the land in Mesenzana, 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

Mesenzana is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Lombardia in 2023. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. 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 Mesenzana.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Mesenzana: 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 Mesenzana 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 12 inhabited census areas in Mesenzana. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 41.0%
  • good 59.0%

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 012102. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.