Foreign residents in Cugliate-Fabiasco
Cugliate-Fabiasco, in the province of Varese, is home to 15 Swiss nationals — 0.48% of its 3,116 residents. That is the 29th-highest concentration of Swiss nationals of any of the 5,872 Italian comuni with at least 1,000 residents, and 19th within Lombardia.
Across the nationalities we track, Cugliate-Fabiasco counts 31 foreign residents in total, 0.99% of the population. The largest groups are Swiss nationals (15), Portuguese nationals (5), Brazilians (4).
Over the period 2019–2025, the number of Swiss nationals in Cugliate-Fabiasco has risen, from 8 to 15 (+88%).
Separately, ISTAT's census data shows 12.5% of Cugliate-Fabiasco's population was born outside Italy — 8.7% outside the EU and 3.8% elsewhere in the EU. ISTAT does not publish this broken down by specific country at comune level, so it isn't directly comparable to the per-nationality citizenship figures above.
Population over time
By nationality
| Nationality | Citizens | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 15 | 0.48% |
| Portugal | 5 | 0.16% |
| Brazil | 4 | 0.13% |
| Germany | 2 | 0.06% |
| France | 2 | 0.06% |
| Belgium | 1 | 0.03% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 0.03% |
| Sweden | 1 | 0.03% |
| Argentina | 0 | 0.00% |
| Austria | 0 | 0.00% |
| Australia | 0 | 0.00% |
| Canada | 0 | 0.00% |
| Denmark | 0 | 0.00% |
| Spain | 0 | 0.00% |
| Finland | 0 | 0.00% |
| United Kingdom | 0 | 0.00% |
| Greece | 0 | 0.00% |
| Ireland | 0 | 0.00% |
| Japan | 0 | 0.00% |
| South Korea | 0 | 0.00% |
| Mexico | 0 | 0.00% |
| Norway | 0 | 0.00% |
| Russia | 0 | 0.00% |
| United States | 0 | 0.00% |
| Venezuela | 0 | 0.00% |
Country of birth
| Group | Residents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Born in Italy | 2,728 | 87.55% |
| Born elsewhere in the EU | 118 | 3.79% |
| Born outside the EU | 270 | 8.66% |
Swiss nationals over time
Quality of life in Varese
Full BES profile for Varese →Varese on cost vs quality of life (province-level) →
Property prices
Buying in Cugliate-Fabiasco is below the Varese average of €1,300/m². Averaged across 2 OMI micro-zones, which can differ substantially within the same town.
23.1 years of rent here equal the purchase price, close to the national median of 22.2 years.
A ratio between two OMI prices, not a return on investment. It leaves out purchase taxes, IMU, maintenance, financing and the months a place sits empty — all of which push the real figure up. Useful for the question it does answer: whether this town looks expensive to buy relative to what renting in it costs.
A detached house here averages €1,438/m², against €1,200 for an apartment.
Compared street for street — houses and flats priced in the same neighbourhood — a house costs 20% more per square metre.
OMI prices “Ville e Villini” separately from the apartments every other figure on this page describes. Nationally a house costs about 14% more per square metre, but in 450 comuni it costs less — worth checking rather than assuming.