Agrate Brianza: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Monza e della Brianza, Lombardia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Agrate Brianza, microchips and motorways east of Monza
Where the A4 motorway meets Milan's eastern ring road lies Agrate Brianza, and that location explains a lot about the place. Next to the old core and the residential areas there are large industrial and office zones; the best known is the STMicroelectronics plant, one of Italy's main microelectronics sites. This is eastern Brianza, on the plain between Monza and Vimercate.
For residents the advantage is quick access to the main roads. The downside is traffic and the closeness of junctions and industrial buildings, which is worth weighing house by house. There is no railway station or metro stop in town: for the train or Milan's green metro line people go to neighbouring towns, usually by car. The report measures the distance from the address to services and to the nearest stop.
In 2023 there were 15,663 residents, up 6.0% since 2011 and equal to 1.8% of the province of Monza and Brianza. The population is a little younger than the provincial average (average age 44.8 against 45.9, over-65s at 21.2%), and foreign nationals make up 9.7%. Declared incomes are above the provincial average. A very large share of land is built over, and little open countryside remains.
Agrate is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection Department's classification, like 39 other municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is low, about 0.062 g. For a flat or a terraced house, the energy rating, soundproofing from road noise and the state of shared parts matter more.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the municipality, so the report identifies the land parcel from the address. Even on such a built-up plain, the Brianza streams can overflow after heavy rain, and flood hazard is checked for the exact spot.
Key points
- Where the A4 meets Milan's eastern ring road; a microchip hub.
- 15,663 residents, up 6.0% since 2011.
- Incomes above the provincial average, heavily built-up land.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.062 g.
Overview
Agrate Brianza is a municipality in the province of Monza e della Brianza, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 15,663 residents, ranked 19 of 55 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Agrate Brianza is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (40 of 55) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.062 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 grown by 6.0%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 9.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Agrate Brianza declared an average taxable income of 30,170 euros, in line with the province (29,649 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Agrate Brianza is in climate zone E, with 2,557 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 162 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Agrate Brianza has 6 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 5 healthcare facilities, 10 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
There are 0.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).
Public transport
The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Agrate Brianza.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 41.3% of the land in Agrate Brianza, compared with 40.9% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
Radon and contaminated sites
Agrate Brianza 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 Agrate Brianza; 5 have been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Agrate Brianza: 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 Agrate Brianza 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 52 inhabited census areas in Agrate Brianza. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 1.1%
- fair 35.5%
- good 63.5%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Public transport timetables (GTFS): Trenord, Regione Lombardia - Trenord, orari ferroviari (GTFS). Licence CC BY 4.0, version 20261111.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Lombardia, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Lombardia. Licence CC0 1.0 (pubblico dominio), updated to 15 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 108001. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.