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Abbiategrasso: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Milano, 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: Viale Giuseppe Mazzini 1, Abbiategrasso.

Abbiategrasso, the Navigli canals and the Ticino park

Abbiategrasso is the main town of the Abbiatense, the plain west of Milan between the Naviglio Grande canal and the Ticino valley. This is where the Naviglio di Bereguardo branches off the Naviglio Grande. Around the old centre and its Visconti castle lie rice fields, farmsteads and the woods of the Ticino park.

For those working in Milan there is the station on the Milan-Mortara line, served by 2 rail lines in open timetable data; by car, the Vigevanese main road is often busy at rush hour. The market offers homes in the centre, villas in the outer districts and converted farmhouses in the countryside and in the hamlet of Castelletto. Average income is below the average for the province of Milan, which the city itself pushes up.

The town is growing. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 32,602 residents in 2023, up 5.2% since 2011. The average age is 45.7, in line with the province, over-65s make up 23.3% and foreign residents 13.7%. Supermarkets are denser than average, at 0.52 per 1,000 residents against 0.32.

Municipalities in the metropolitan area of Milan are split between seismic zone 3 (60) and zone 4 (73) on the Civil Protection scale. Abbiategrasso is in zone 4, the lowest, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.042 g. In farmhouses and older homes the roof, the wiring and plumbing, and damp in walls and cellars matter more, in an area of rice fields and canals.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the land registry maps and the report starts from the address to find the plot. Towards the Ticino valley and along the canals, flood hazard should be checked for the individual house.

Key points

  • Between the Naviglio Grande and the Ticino, west of Milan.
  • Station on the Milan-Mortara line with 2 rail lines.
  • 32,602 residents, up 5.2% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, the lowest; acceleration about 0.042 g.

Overview

Abbiategrasso is a municipality in the province of Milano, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 32,602 residents, ranked 15 of 133 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Abbiategrasso is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Most municipalities in the province (73 of 133) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.042 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 grown by 5.2%. 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 13.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Abbiategrasso declared an average taxable income of 27,478 euros, below the provincial average (33,635 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Abbiategrasso is in climate zone E, with 2,386 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 120 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Abbiategrasso has 19 schools and 9 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 17 grocery shops and supermarkets, 16 healthcare facilities, 30 sports facilities and 7 parks and green areas.

There are 0.5 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.3).

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 2 train lines. That is about 0.0 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 14.9% of the land in Abbiategrasso, compared with 32.0% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 8.8 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Abbiategrasso 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 5 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Abbiategrasso, and 9 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 Abbiategrasso: 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 Abbiategrasso 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 287 inhabited census areas in Abbiategrasso. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 76 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.0%
  • fair 3.4%
  • good 62.2%
  • very good 34.4%

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 015002. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.