Venegono Superiore: 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 Superiore, woodland and a rail link to Milan
Between Varese and Tradate, Venegono Superiore is a town of detached houses and small blocks of flats surrounded by woodland, close to the Pineta park of Appiano Gentile and Tradate. The old core is grouped around the church, while newer housing has spread towards the fields and the edge of the woods. Near the town is the runway of Venegono airfield, tied to the aircraft industry of the Varese area.
For anyone working elsewhere, the railway is the big asset. The town has a Ferrovie Nord station on the regional line linking Varese with Saronno and Milan, so you can get into the city without a car, a real advantage over many places nearby. Varese is also a few minutes' drive. When choosing a house, the walking distance to the station, which the report measures from the address, makes a difference for daily commuters.
In 2023 Istat, the national statistics institute, counted 7,337 residents, up 2.2% since 2011. The estimated average age is 46.1 and over-65s make up 23.7%, slightly below the average for the province of Varese (24.7%). Foreign residents are few, at 4.4%, and average incomes are in line with the province.
The whole province of Varese is in seismic zone 4, the lowest class set by the Civil Protection Department (Protezione Civile), and at Venegono the expected ground acceleration is about 0.039 g. In houses from the 1960s and 1970s the structure matters less than insulation, windows and heating, which set the energy rating and the bills.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report goes from the address to the plot. Near the small wooded valleys it is also worth checking the official landslide and flood maps, which the report reads for the individual address.
Key points
- Ferrovie Nord station on the line to Saronno and Milan.
- 7,337 residents in 2023, up 2.2% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 4, like the whole province of Varese.
- Pineta woodland nearby and the Venegono airfield.
Overview
Venegono Superiore is a municipality in the province of Varese, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 7,337 residents, ranked 33 of 136 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Venegono Superiore 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 2.2%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Venegono Superiore declared an average taxable income of 27,078 euros, in line with the province (27,186 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Venegono Superiore is in climate zone E, with 2,601 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 331 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Venegono Superiore has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 3 healthcare facilities, 9 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.
There are 0.1 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.4).
Public transport
Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 1 bus line, 1 train line. That is about 0.1 stops per 1,000 residents.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 29.8% of the land in Venegono Superiore, 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 Superiore 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 open contaminated sites in Venegono Superiore; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Venegono Superiore: 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 Superiore 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 77 inhabited census areas in Venegono Superiore. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 58.2%
- good 41.8%
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 012137. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.