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Vanzaghello: what to know before buying a home

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

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Vanzaghello, between the Ticino and Malpensa

Vanzaghello is one of the last municipalities in the Milan metropolitan area before the province of Varese, in the Alto Milanese near Castano Primo and Magnago. The land is flat and dry, with the Ticino valley and its regional park a few kilometres to the west and Malpensa airport a short way north. The village is compact, with an old centre of courtyard houses surrounded by a ring of residential streets and small industrial units.

Being near Malpensa cuts both ways. If you work at the airport it is handy; if aircraft noise bothers you, check it in person, street by street and at different times of day. For Milan there is the train: Vanzaghello-Magnago station, shared with the neighbouring town, is on the Novara-Saronno line, with trains to Milano Cadorna. The report measures how far each address is from it.

There were 5,358 residents in 2023, according to Istat, the national statistics office, up 0.3% on 2011. The average age is 46.2 (45.6 in the metropolitan area) and over-65s make up 25.1%. Foreign residents account for 7.3%. Average declared incomes are below the provincial figure, which of course includes Milan.

Earthquakes are a minor concern here. Vanzaghello is in seismic zone 4, the lowest in the Protezione Civile (Civil Protection Department) classification, like 72 other municipalities around Milan, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.038 g. In houses built between the 1960s and the 1980s, common in these villages, insulation, heating and the energy rating affect running costs far more than seismic risk.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality and the report traces the address to its plot. It also measures the distance from each address to schools, pharmacies and supermarkets, of which the village has 6.

Key points

  • Alto Milanese, on the Varese border, near Malpensa.
  • Vanzaghello-Magnago station, on the line to Saronno and Milan.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.038 g.
  • 5,358 residents in 2023.

Overview

Vanzaghello is a municipality in the province of Milano, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 5,358 residents, ranked 99 of 133 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Vanzaghello is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Most municipalities in the province (73 of 133) 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. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Vanzaghello declared an average taxable income of 27,846 euros, below the provincial average (33,635 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Vanzaghello is in climate zone E, with 2,673 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 194 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Vanzaghello has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities and 3 sports facilities.

There are 1.1 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.3).

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 33.4% of the land in Vanzaghello, compared with 32.0% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Vanzaghello is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Vanzaghello, and one more has been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Vanzaghello: 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 Vanzaghello 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 24 inhabited census areas in Vanzaghello. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 13.3%
  • good 86.7%

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 015249. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.