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Barzago: what to know before buying a home

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

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Barzago, hills and family houses in the Lecco side of Brianza

Barzago is a municipality in the Lecco part of Brianza, an area of low hills, meadows and small woods between Lecco, Como and Monza. The land is heavily built up, with houses, industrial buildings and roads alternating with fields, as in most of Brianza. The village has a small centre and several residential areas of detached houses and low-rise blocks.

People who choose Barzago usually work in Brianza, in Lecco or towards Milan, and want a house with a garden somewhere quieter than the cities. The car is still the main way to get around. The market is mostly detached houses and flats built in recent decades, with a few old farm courtyards restored in the historic core.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,362 residents in 2023, down 8.3% since 2011. The average age is 46.2, close to the 46.6 of the province of Lecco, and over-65s make up 23.8%. Foreign residents account for 6.7%. Declared incomes are slightly below a provincial average that is high to begin with.

Earthquake hazard is low: Barzago is in seismic zone 3, like 64 municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration is 0.054 g. For a house from the seventies or eighties, insulation, windows and boiler matter more, and make the difference to running costs in a climate with cold winters.

Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are available. The report reaches the land parcel from the address and checks the official landslide and flood maps at that spot, useful on slopes and near the local streams.

Key points

  • Brianza hills between Lecco, Como and Monza.
  • Population down 8.3% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.054 g.
  • Mostly recent houses and flats, few in the old core.

Overview

Barzago is a municipality in the province of Lecco, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,362 residents, ranked 47 of 84 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Barzago is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (64 of 84) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.054 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 8.3%. 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 6.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Barzago declared an average taxable income of 26,897 euros, below the provincial average (28,624 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Barzago is in climate zone E, with 2,578 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 358 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Barzago has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 1 sports facility.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Barzago.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 26.7% of the land in Barzago, compared with 12.1% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Barzago 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Barzago. 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 Barzago: 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 Barzago 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 14 inhabited census areas in Barzago. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 30.7%
  • good 69.3%

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

ISTAT code 097005. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.