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Bizzarone: what to know before buying a home

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

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Bizzarone, on the Swiss border near Como

Bizzarone is a village in the Olgiatese area of the province of Como, right on the Swiss border: a crossing leads into Canton Ticino, and the Chiasso and Mendrisio area is a few minutes away. Living in Italy and working in Switzerland, crossing the border every day, is common around here.

The village is growing: 1,767 residents in 2023, up 16.5% on 2011, or 250 more people. It is also young compared with the province: average age 44.4 against 46.3, over-65s at 21.0% against 24.1%. Households have 2.24 members on average and foreign residents account for 8.8%.

The land is made of low hills and woods, with a small centre and neighbourhoods of detached houses and small blocks of flats built in recent decades. The village has 2 schools, 1 pharmacy and 3 supermarkets; Como and Varese are the nearest provincial capitals for hospitals and offices. Bizzarone is in climate zone E.

Earthquake risk is low: all 147 municipalities in the province of Como are in seismic zone 4, and the expected ground acceleration in Bizzarone is 0.039 g. Insulation, wiring and heating, and the state of the roof and windows matter more here.

The report for an address checks the official flood and landslide maps, measures distances to services and finds the plot on the cadastral maps of the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate).

Key points

  • Olgiatese area, right on the border with Canton Ticino.
  • Population up 16.5% since 2011.
  • Average age 44.4, below 46.3 for the province.
  • All 147 municipalities in Como province in zone 4.

Overview

Bizzarone is a municipality in the province of Como, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,767 residents, ranked 83 of 147 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bizzarone is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. All 147 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.039 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 grown by 16.5%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (46). 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bizzarone declared an average taxable income of 19,484 euros, below the provincial average (26,761 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bizzarone is in climate zone E, with 2,689 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 436 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bizzarone has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets.

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 Bizzarone.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 15.7% of the land in Bizzarone, compared with 12.3% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Bizzarone is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Lombardia in 2023. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. 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 Bizzarone; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Bizzarone: 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 Bizzarone 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 9 inhabited census areas in Bizzarone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 77 or more.

Residents by band

  • good 100.0%

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 013024. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.