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Baveno: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piemonte. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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For example: Via Due Riviere 3, Baveno.

Baveno, pink granite on the Borromean Gulf

Baveno stretches along the Piedmont shore of Lake Maggiore, on the Borromean Gulf between Stresa and Verbania. The Borromean Islands sit just off the lakefront, and behind the town rises Monte Camoscio, where the pink granite that bears Baveno's name has been quarried for centuries. To the north the municipality takes in Feriolo, close to where the river Toce enters the lake.

This is a town of hotels, villas and holiday homes, and the property market shows it. Alongside homes lived in all year there are many flats used for holidays or let in summer. For commuters, the station on the Simplon line runs towards Domodossola and Milan, and the A26 motorway has its own Baveno exit.

In 2023 the town had 4,604 residents, down 6.4% since 2011. The average age (49.1) is almost the same as the province's, households are small at 2.00 people on average, and foreign residents make up 8.2%. Declared incomes are above the provincial average.

Earthquake risk is low. Baveno is in seismic zone 4, the lowest level in Italy's Civil Protection classification, along with 45 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration is about 0.045 g. Water and slope matter more. The lake rises after autumn rain and has flooded the lowest parts of the lakefront in the past, while homes on the hillside sit on slopes crossed by mountain streams. For a ground-floor flat near the shore, ask whether the cellar has ever flooded. The report checks the official flood and landslide maps for the exact address.

Key points

  • On Lake Maggiore facing the Borromean Islands, with a station and A26 exit.
  • 4,604 residents, down 6.4% since 2011.
  • Households of 2.00 people on average: many holiday homes.
  • Seismic zone 4; lake flooding and streams worth checking.

Overview

Baveno is a municipality in the province of Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, in Piemonte. At the end of 2023 it had 4,604 residents, among the most populous in the province (8 of 74).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Baveno is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Most municipalities in the province (46 of 74) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.045 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 6.4%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 27%). Foreign residents make up 8.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Baveno declared an average taxable income of 25,803 euros, above the provincial average (23,146 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Baveno is in climate zone E, with 2,436 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 205 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Baveno has 6 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 5 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.4 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).

Public transport

We do not yet have open public transport timetables for this municipality: the report says so explicitly, without inventing distances.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 13.6% of the land in Baveno, compared with 2.8% in the province and 6.7% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.9 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Baveno is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Piemonte 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Baveno. 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 Baveno: 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 Baveno 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 91 inhabited census areas in Baveno. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.3%
  • fair 69.8%
  • good 28.0%

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 103008. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.