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Brunello: 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 Campo di Maggio 1, Brunello.

Brunello, a residential village in the hills south of Varese

Brunello is one of the small municipalities ringing Varese, in the band of low glacial hills south of the city. It is a residential place rather than a farming village: detached and semi-detached houses and small blocks of flats with gardens, mixed with fields and patches of woodland, in an area where a good share of the land is now built on.

Most people who buy here work elsewhere. Varese is close, and the local roads lead on towards Gallarate, Malpensa airport and Milan; journey times depend heavily on rush-hour traffic, so try the commute before deciding. The village has few services, and for shopping and secondary schools you go to neighbouring towns or into the city. The most sought-after homes are detached houses with some garden; the old core still has courtyards and farm buildings converted into homes.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 922 residents in 2023, 10.5% fewer than in 2011. The average age is 47.4, against 46.5 for the province; over-65s make up 24.1% and foreign residents 3.8%, with households averaging 2.38 people. Declared incomes are above the provincial average.

Earthquakes do not vary within the province: all 136 municipalities around Varese are in seismic zone 4, the lowest in the Civil Protection classification, and in Brunello the expected ground acceleration is 0.038 g. In a house from the 1970s or 1980s, insulation, windows and the heating and electrics matter more.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here, so the report can go from the house number to the land parcel. Flood hazard along watercourses and the local price band are read for the specific address.

Key points

  • Residential village in the hills south of Varese.
  • 922 residents in 2023, down 10.5% since 2011.
  • Declared incomes above the Varese provincial average.
  • All 136 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 4.

Overview

Brunello is a municipality in the province of Varese, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 922 residents, ranked 118 of 136 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Brunello 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 0.038 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 10.5%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 3.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Brunello declared an average taxable income of 28,946 euros, above the provincial average (27,186 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Brunello is in climate zone E, with 2,711 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 411 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Brunello has 1 school and 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.4 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 29.8% of the land in Brunello, 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

Brunello 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 Brunello; 3 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Brunello: 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 Brunello 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 8 inhabited census areas in Brunello. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 34.7%
  • good 65.3%

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 012023. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.