Bosisio Parini: 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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Bosisio Parini, Lake Pusiano and the poet's birthplace
The name gives a clue: Bosisio added Parini in honour of the poet Giuseppe Parini, who was born here. The village lies in the Lecco part of Brianza, on the shore of Lake Pusiano, one of the small lakes between Lecco and Como. The area mixes lakeside, low hills and residential clusters that have grown in recent decades around the old centre.
Housing is mostly detached houses, small blocks of flats and a few restored farm courtyards. You will need a car: people work in Lecco, Como or towards Monza and Milan, and distances are better measured in driving time than in kilometres. Homes near the lake have the view, but it is worth checking whether the plot lies in an area that can flood when the water rises. The report checks the official flood maps for the exact address.
Istat, the Italian national statistics office, counts 3,251 residents (2023), down 7.2% on the 2011 census. The average age is 45.7, slightly below the Lecco province figure of 46.6, and 22.7% of residents are over 65. Foreign residents make up 5.0%. Declared incomes are in line with the provincial average, and climate zone E means cold winters, so heating is a real part of running costs.
Earthquake risk is low. Bosisio Parini is in seismic zone 3, together with 63 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.050 g. For a purchase, the roof, damp in houses close to the water and the energy rating matter more, especially in buildings from the 1960s and 1970s.
Key points
- On the shore of Lake Pusiano, in the Lecco part of Brianza.
- 3,251 residents, down 7.2% since 2011.
- Average age 45.7, province 46.6.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.050 g.
Overview
Bosisio Parini is a municipality in the province of Lecco, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,251 residents, ranked 33 of 84 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bosisio Parini 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 0.050 g, a low 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 7.2%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bosisio Parini declared an average taxable income of 28,724 euros, in line with the province (28,624 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Bosisio Parini is in climate zone E, with 2,453 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 270 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bosisio Parini has 7 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 healthcare facilities, 2 sports facilities and 1 green area.
The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 per 1,000 residents.
Public transport
The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Bosisio Parini.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 20.2% of the land in Bosisio Parini, 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
Bosisio Parini 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 Bosisio Parini, and one more has been cleaned up or closed. 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 Bosisio Parini: 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 Bosisio Parini 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 17 inhabited census areas in Bosisio Parini. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 33.3%
- good 66.7%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Public transport timetables (GTFS): Trenord, Regione Lombardia - Trenord, orari ferroviari (GTFS). Licence CC BY 4.0, version 20261111.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Lombardia, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Lombardia. Licence CC0 1.0 (pubblico dominio), updated to 15 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 097009. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.