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Barzanò: 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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Barzanò, a hill town in the Lecco side of Brianza

Barzanò sits in the hills of Brianza, in the province of Lecco, between Lecco and Monza, in an area where one village runs almost straight into the next. The centre stands on a rise at around 370 metres, with the parish church and the small Romanesque church of San Salvatore; newer housing has spread all around it, with detached houses, small blocks of flats and workshops.

Residents often work elsewhere in Brianza, in Lecco or around Milan, and mostly get about by car on the local roads; the SS36, the fast road between Milan and Lecco, runs a few kilometres away. The report measures the distance from the address to stops and stations. Overture Maps, an open map of places, records 7 supermarkets and 7 healthcare sites in the municipality.

The population has fallen by 2.6% since 2011, to 5,039 residents in 2023, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 47.3 (46.6 in the province), 26.9% of residents are over 65 and foreign nationals make up 6.3%. Average declared incomes are above the Lecco provincial average.

In the province of Lecco, 64 municipalities are in seismic zone 3 and 20 in zone 4. Barzanò is in zone 3, but the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is low, about 0.054 g. In houses built before the 1980s, it is worth asking for the structural paperwork and details of later work, as well as the energy rating.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report finds the land parcel from the address. In hilly terrain, landslide hazard, like flood hazard along streams and small valleys, changes from one street to the next, and the report reads it at the exact point.

Key points

  • Hill town in Brianza, between Lecco and Monza.
  • 5,039 residents, down 2.6% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, low acceleration: about 0.054 g.
  • Average incomes above the Lecco provincial average.

Overview

Barzanò is a municipality in the province of Lecco, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 5,039 residents, ranked 16 of 84 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Barzanò 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 2.6%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 6.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Barzanò declared an average taxable income of 30,426 euros, above the provincial average (28,624 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Barzanò is in climate zone E, with 2,595 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 370 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Barzanò has 5 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 7 grocery shops and supermarkets, 7 healthcare facilities, 6 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 1.4 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 35.6% of the land in Barzanò, 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

Barzanò 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 Barzanò; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Barzanò: 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 Barzanò 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 23 inhabited census areas in Barzanò. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 71 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 24.4%
  • good 75.6%

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 097006. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.