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Barasso: 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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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Via Giacomo Matteotti 1, Barasso.

Barasso, beneath Campo dei Fiori near Varese

Barasso is a small municipality at the foot of Campo dei Fiori, the wooded massif that closes off the Varese basin to the north-west. Varese itself is a few minutes' drive away and the village is effectively a residential offshoot of it: detached houses, low-rise flats and some older buildings in the historic core, with the regional park's woods behind.

For anyone working in Varese or further south, the strong point is transport. The municipality is served by rail: 2 train lines and 1 bus lines call at stops here. Houses higher up, towards the mountain, come with slopes and narrow lanes to consider, while those lower down are nearer the road and the railway.

Residents numbered 1,667 in 2023, down 2.5% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 48.5 (province 46.5) and over-65s make up 29.2%. Foreign residents are 9.2%. Declared incomes are above the average for the province of Varese.

Earthquake risk is low: all 136 municipalities in the province are in zone 4, the lowest, with an expected ground acceleration in Barasso of 0.038 g. In houses from the 1960s and 1970s, insulation, systems and energy rating matter more, in climate zone E with cold winters.

The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps cover the municipality. From the address the report finds the land parcel and checks landslides and flooding at that point, useful for houses on the slope and those near the streams running down from Campo dei Fiori.

Key points

  • Residential village at the foot of Campo dei Fiori.
  • Served by rail: 2 train lines at local stops.
  • All 136 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.
  • Incomes above the average for the province of Varese.

Overview

Barasso is a municipality in the province of Varese, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,667 residents, ranked 100 of 136 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Barasso 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 0.038 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 resident population has fallen by 2.5%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (46). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 9.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Barasso declared an average taxable income of 32,475 euros, above the provincial average (27,186 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Barasso is in climate zone E, with 2,679 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 401 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Barasso has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.4 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 2 train lines, 1 bus line. That is about 0.6 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 13.9% of the land in Barasso, 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

Barasso 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 Barasso.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Barasso: 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 Barasso 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 8 inhabited census areas in Barasso. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 76 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 1.5%
  • good 58.5%
  • very good 40.0%

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 012008. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.