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Brivio: 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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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 Como 1, Brivio.

Brivio, the Adda river village facing Bergamo

At Brivio the Adda river is a border: the opposite bank is already in the province of Bergamo, and for centuries the river divided the Duchy of Milan from the Republic of Venice. The castle on the river and the old core facing the water, linked to the other bank by a bridge, remain from its days as a frontier town. The banks are part of the Adda Nord park and are popular with walkers and cyclists.

From the river the municipality climbs towards the hills of the Lecco part of Brianza, with hamlets, estates of detached houses and some workshops. For buyers, location matters a great deal. Houses near the Adda have the view and the riverside walk, but should be checked against the official flood maps, which the report reads for the exact address; those on the hill are more sheltered and further from the services in the centre.

There are 4,419 residents, down 5.7% since 2011. The average age is 47.4, close to the provincial figure (46.6), over-65s make up 25.6% and foreign residents 7.3%. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average. The data lists 21 services; for bigger shopping trips people go to the nearby towns on both sides of the river.

Brivio is in seismic zone 3, like 63 other municipalities in the province of Lecco, but the expected ground acceleration is low, about 0.067 g. In the old houses of the village, damp and the condition of timber floors and roof matter most; in newer houses, insulation and heating.

The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are published, so the report goes from the address to the plot and the boundaries of the land parcel.

Key points

  • Frontier village on the Adda, with a castle and a bridge to Bergamo province.
  • Houses near the river: check the flood maps for each address.
  • 4,419 residents, down 5.7% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, low expected acceleration (0.067 g).

Overview

Brivio is a municipality in the province of Lecco, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 4,419 residents, ranked 22 of 84 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Brivio 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 0.067 g, a moderate 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 5.7%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Brivio declared an average taxable income of 27,468 euros, in line with the province (28,624 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Brivio is in climate zone E, with 2,365 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 208 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Brivio has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility and 1 sports facility.

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 Brivio.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 20.0% of the land in Brivio, 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

Brivio 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Brivio, and 2 more have 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 Brivio: 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 Brivio 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 32 inhabited census areas in Brivio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 50.9%
  • good 49.1%

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 097010. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.