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Brinzio: 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 Vittorio Veneto 1, Brinzio.

Brinzio, a village inside the Campo dei Fiori park

Behind Varese, beyond the Campo dei Fiori massif, Brinzio sits in a green basin at about 500 metres, inside the Campo dei Fiori regional park. With woods all around, few roads and a small centre, people choose this village above all for peace and nature, accepting that the car is needed for nearly everything, from work to the weekly shop.

Living inside a park has practical consequences. Extensions, new buildings and exterior work follow stricter rules, so before buying a house that needs work, ask the town hall what can be done. In a basin ringed by woods, sun exposure and damp also count: this is climate zone E, with cold winters, and a house in the shade costs more to heat.

The population has fallen: 772 residents in 2023 against 873 in 2011, a drop of 11.6%. The village is older than the provincial average, with an average age of 48.6 (provincial figure 46.5) and over-65s at 29.0%, against 24.7%. Average declared incomes remain below those of the province of Varese.

On earthquakes there is no difference within the province: all 136 municipalities around Varese are in seismic zone 4, the lowest class, and in Brinzio the expected ground acceleration is about 0.039 g.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report goes from the address to the land parcel. On wooded slopes and along watercourses, the official landslide and flood maps have to be read for the exact location of the house, and the report does this for every address.

Key points

  • Village in a basin inside the Campo dei Fiori park.
  • Population down 11.6% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 29.0%, against 24.7% in the province.
  • All 136 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.

Overview

Brinzio is a municipality in the province of Varese, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 772 residents, among the smallest in the province (123 of 136).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Brinzio 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 11.6%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (46). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 3.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Brinzio declared an average taxable income of 24,367 euros, below the provincial average (27,186 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Brinzio is in climate zone E, with 2,751 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 510 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Brinzio has 2 schools. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility and 1 green area.

The data shows no pharmacies within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.3 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 3.6% of the land in Brinzio, 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

Brinzio 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 contaminated sites in Brinzio.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Brinzio: 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 Brinzio 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 5 inhabited census areas in Brinzio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 98.8%
  • good 1.2%

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 012021. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.