Venegono Inferiore: 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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Venegono Inferiore, the seminary and the railway to Milan
To many people in Lombardy, the name Venegono Inferiore means the Archiepiscopal Seminary of Milan, the large complex on the hill where future priests of the Milan diocese are trained. The town lies in the band of hills and woods between Tradate and Varese, in the south of the province, an area thick with small towns, detached houses and businesses.
The main reason to look for a home here is the railway. Venegono Inferiore has a station on the Ferrovie Nord line that runs from Milano Cadorna through Saronno and up towards Varese, so people working in Milan or Saronno can manage the daily commute without a car. In Trenord's timetable data the number of rail lines stopping in the town is 1. The share of land covered by buildings and roads is high for a place of this size: open space is scarce, and most homes are detached houses and small blocks of flats.
The population is slowly shrinking. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 5,958 residents in 2023, 4.5% fewer than in 2011. Average age (46.9) and the share of over-65s (25.3%) are slightly above the provincial average, and foreign residents make up 6.1%. Average incomes are practically the same as in the rest of the province.
Earthquake risk is low. All 136 municipalities in the province of Varese are in seismic zone 4 of the Civil Protection classification, and the expected ground acceleration is about 0.039 g. In houses from the 1960s and 1970s, insulation, windows and the boiler matter more, since the town is in climate zone E, with cold, damp winters.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report finds the land parcel from the address. Where the ground drops towards the stream valleys, landslide and flood hazard are also worth checking, and the report does this for the exact spot.
Key points
- Station on the Nord line from Milan through Saronno to Varese.
- 5,958 residents, down 4.5% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 4, like the whole province of Varese.
- Home of the Archiepiscopal Seminary of Milan.
Overview
Venegono Inferiore is a municipality in the province of Varese, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 5,958 residents, ranked 37 of 136 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Venegono Inferiore 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 fallen by 4.5%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 6.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Venegono Inferiore declared an average taxable income of 27,054 euros, in line with the province (27,186 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Venegono Inferiore is in climate zone E, with 2,586 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 320 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Venegono Inferiore has 3 schools. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities and 2 sports facilities.
The data shows no pharmacies within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.3 per 1,000 residents.
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 31.0% of the land in Venegono Inferiore, 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
Venegono Inferiore 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 Venegono Inferiore.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Venegono Inferiore: 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 Venegono Inferiore 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 33 inhabited census areas in Venegono Inferiore. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 64.7%
- good 35.3%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Public transport timetables (GTFS): Trenord, Regione Lombardia - Trenord, orari ferroviari (GTFS). Licence CC BY 4.0, version 20261111.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Lombardia, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Lombardia. Licence CC0 1.0 (pubblico dominio), updated to 15 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 012136. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.