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Bareggio: 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: Via Madonna Pellegrina 1, Bareggio.

Bareggio, west of Milan on the road to Magenta

Bareggio lies on the plain west of Milan, along the route towards Magenta and the river Ticino. It is mainly residential: the main town and the village of San Martino are still surrounded by fields, irrigation ditches and old farmsteads, and homes are mostly small houses, low-rise blocks and mid-height apartment buildings. For anyone working in Milan it is one of the closest options with a bit more space.

Public transport is the weak point. Bareggio has no railway station: the open timetable data list 13 stops served by 3 bus lines, running towards Milan and nearby towns, and for trains or the metro you have to reach a neighbouring town or the terminus in the city. That makes the distance between the house and the stop more important than usual, and the report measures it for every address.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 17,161 residents in 2023, up 0.7% since 2011. The average age is 46.4, slightly above the metropolitan area (45.6), with over-65s at 24.3% and foreign nationals at 7.8%. Incomes are below the Milan average, which the city itself pushes up. Cafés and restaurants are few (46), while sports facilities (21) are above the provincial rate per resident.

Seismic hazard is among the lowest in Italy: zone 4 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, like 73 municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.042 g. Insulation and heating matter more here, in climate zone E with cold, foggy winters. West of Milan the water table can be high, so for underground garages and cellars ask whether there has been any seepage. The report finds the land parcel on the cadastral maps and checks flood-prone areas for the address.

Key points

  • Plain west of Milan, including the village of San Martino.
  • No station: 13 stops and 3 bus lines.
  • 17,161 residents, up 0.7% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.042 g.

Overview

Bareggio is a municipality in the province of Milano, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 17,161 residents, ranked 38 of 133 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bareggio 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bareggio declared an average taxable income of 27,819 euros, below the provincial average (33,635 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bareggio is in climate zone E, with 2,563 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 138 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bareggio has 6 schools and 5 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets, 12 healthcare facilities, 21 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.

There are 0.3 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 13 public transport stops, served by 3 bus lines. That is about 0.8 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 31.3% of the land in Bareggio, compared with 32.0% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Bareggio 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 3 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Bareggio, and 6 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 Bareggio: 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 Bareggio 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 114 inhabited census areas in Bareggio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 77 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 5.8%
  • good 75.8%
  • very good 18.5%

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

ISTAT code 015012. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.