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Montegrino Valtravaglia: 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 ai Monti 1, Montegrino Valtravaglia.

Montegrino Valtravaglia, hills above Luino and Lake Maggiore

Montegrino Valtravaglia has gained residents in recent years: 1,514 in 2023, according to Istat, the national statistics office, up 7.1% since 2011. The village lies in the Valtravaglia, in the wooded hills behind Luino and the Lombard shore of Lake Maggiore, at around five hundred metres. The Swiss border is close and Varese is within driving distance.

The population is young for the province: an average age of 44.2 against 46.5, and over-65s at 20.7% against 24.7%. Foreign residents account for 5.0%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The municipality is split into hamlets and clusters among woods and meadows, with stone houses, villas and more recent buildings. On a hillside, sun exposure, the slope of the plot and the access road all count: houses in shade through the winter and those on steep land have different running costs. The climate is cool and damp, in Italian climate zone E.

Earthquake hazard is low: all 136 municipalities in the province of Varese are in seismic zone 4, and the expected ground acceleration here is about 0.040 g. The most useful checks concern damp, the roof and retaining walls.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report reaches the land parcel from the address. On the wooded slopes landslide hazard, and near the streams flood hazard, are read for the exact spot.

Key points

  • Valtravaglia, hills behind Luino and Lake Maggiore.
  • Population up 7.1% since 2011.
  • Average age 44.2, below the provincial 46.5.
  • All 136 Varese municipalities in seismic zone 4.

Overview

Montegrino Valtravaglia is a municipality in the province of Varese, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,514 residents, ranked 103 of 136 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montegrino Valtravaglia 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 0.040 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 7.1%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (46). 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montegrino Valtravaglia declared an average taxable income of 20,590 euros, below the provincial average (27,186 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Montegrino Valtravaglia is in climate zone E, with 2,771 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 525 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Montegrino Valtravaglia has 3 schools. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility and 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 Montegrino Valtravaglia.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 6.9% of the land in Montegrino Valtravaglia, 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

Montegrino Valtravaglia 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 Montegrino Valtravaglia.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Montegrino Valtravaglia: 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 Montegrino Valtravaglia 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 17 inhabited census areas in Montegrino Valtravaglia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 28.8%
  • good 71.2%

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 012103. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.