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Barlassina: 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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Barlassina, furniture-making Brianza on the edge of the Groane park

Barlassina is a town in western Brianza, the area north of Milan, where urban sprawl is plain to see: almost half the municipality is built up, and the boundaries with Seveso, Meda, Lentate sul Seveso and Cogliate are hard to spot. It has a tradition of craft work linked to woodworking and furniture, like neighbouring Meda and Lentate. To the west lie the woods and heathland of the Parco delle Groane, one of the province's largest green spaces.

Buyers here usually want a balance between being near Milan and having a bigger home: detached and semi-detached houses, small blocks of flats and a few restored old courtyard houses. Milan is reached by car on the Milano-Meda expressway or the old Comasina road, or by train from stations in neighbouring towns such as Seveso; the published timetables show no stops in Barlassina itself. On streets along the main through roads, noise and traffic need weighing up. Declared incomes are below the average for the province of Monza and Brianza, which is high.

The population is flat. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 6,896 residents in 2023, up just 1.0% since 2011. The average age is 46.5, slightly above the province, and 24.4% of residents are over 65. Foreign residents make up 9.1%. Supermarkets, 5 of them, and green spaces stand out in the data, both above the provincial average per head.

Barlassina is in seismic zone 4, the lowest level of the Civil Protection classification, like 14 other municipalities in the province; the rest are in zone 3. The expected ground acceleration is about 0.045 g. Earthquake hazard counts for little here: energy rating, roof condition, the heating and electrics and, for flats, service charges matter more.

The Seveso stream runs close by and its floods are well known across Brianza, so the report checks flood hazard for the exact address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, so an address can be traced to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Furniture-making Brianza, between Seveso, Meda and the Groane park.
  • Almost half the municipality is built up.
  • 6,896 residents, average age 46.5.
  • Seismic zone 4, the lowest, acceleration about 0.045 g.

Overview

Barlassina is a municipality in the province of Monza e della Brianza, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 6,896 residents, ranked 38 of 55 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Barlassina is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Only 15 of 55 municipalities in the province are in zone 4.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.045 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 1.0%. 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 9.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Barlassina declared an average taxable income of 27,442 euros, below the provincial average (29,649 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Barlassina is in climate zone E, with 2,489 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 227 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Barlassina has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities, 4 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.

There are 0.7 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.4).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 48.5% of the land in Barlassina, 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

Barlassina 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 Barlassina; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Barlassina: 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 Barlassina 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 27 inhabited census areas in Barlassina. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 77 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 22.6%
  • good 77.4%
  • very good 0.0%

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 108005. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.