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Brebbia: what to know before buying a home

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

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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Via Roma 1, Brebbia.

Brebbia, between Lake Maggiore and the Varese hills

The Lombard shore of Lake Maggiore is a few minutes away: Brebbia lies between Besozzo and Ispra, in the western part of the province of Varese, in a landscape of low hills, woods and fields. People work in Varese, in the lakeside towns and, in many cases, in the Milan area.

It is a place of single-family houses and small blocks of flats, grown around an old core. Buyers mainly weigh up the position relative to the main roads, the orientation and, if being near the water matters, the distance from the lake. The report calculates that distance and checks the official flood and landslide maps for the address.

There are 3,117 residents (2023), down 7.3% since 2011. The average age is 48.4, against 46.5 for the province, with over-65s at 27.3% and foreign residents at 7.0%. Declared incomes are a little below the provincial average.

Earthquakes are a minor concern: the whole province of Varese is in seismic zone 4, and in Brebbia the expected ground acceleration is 0.039 g. In older houses, damp, insulation and the heating system matter more than the structure, as this is climate zone E.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the municipality: the report starts from the address, finds the plot and adds the local price band and the distances to schools, pharmacies and supermarkets.

Key points

  • Close to the Lombard shore of Lake Maggiore
  • 3,117 residents, down 7.3% since 2011
  • Whole province in seismic zone 4
  • Family houses: damp, insulation and heating matter most

Overview

Brebbia is a municipality in the province of Varese, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,117 residents, ranked 74 of 136 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Brebbia is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. All 136 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 fallen by 7.3%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (46). 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Brebbia declared an average taxable income of 25,529 euros, below the provincial average (27,186 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Brebbia is in climate zone E, with 2,461 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 225 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Brebbia has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 4 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.6 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.4).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 20.5% of the land in Brebbia, compared with 21.1% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Brebbia 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 Brebbia; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Brebbia: 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 Brebbia 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 22 inhabited census areas in Brebbia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.1%
  • fair 4.9%
  • good 94.0%

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 012017. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.