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Bernate Ticino: 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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For example: Via Roma 1, Bernate Ticino.

Bernate Ticino, the Naviglio Grande and the Ticino park

Bernate Ticino is one of the last municipalities of the Metropolitan City of Milan before the river Ticino and Piedmont. The village is crossed by the Naviglio Grande canal, whose towpath is used by cyclists and walkers, with the Canonica building facing the water, and to the west the land drops into the river valley inside the Ticino Park, among woods, fields and farmsteads. The elevation is around 130 metres.

People who choose it usually want a house with a garden in a quiet village, within reach of Magenta and the Malpensa area, with Milan reached by car along the motorway towards Turin or by train from nearby stations. Homes are mostly detached houses, small blocks and old courtyard buildings restored in the centre. Park rules limit new building on farmland and woodland.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 2,939 residents in 2023, down 4.3% since 2011. The average age of 47.7 is above the metropolitan figure of 45.6 and over-65s make up 26.1%. Foreign nationals account for 4.6%, fewer than in the rest of the Milan area. Declared incomes are below the metropolitan average, which includes Milan itself.

Bernate Ticino is in seismic zone 4, the lowest, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.039 g. What to check is water: the Ticino valley and the areas near the canal should be looked at with the report, which checks the official flood maps for the address. Climate zone E brings cold, damp winters, and in old courtyard houses insulation makes all the difference.

Key points

  • Last stretch of the Milan metropolitan area before the Ticino.
  • Naviglio Grande canal, the Canonica and the Ticino Park.
  • 2,939 residents, average age 47.7.
  • Seismic zone 4, the lowest, acceleration 0.039 g.

Overview

Bernate Ticino is a municipality in the province of Milano, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,939 residents, among the smallest in the province (124 of 133).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bernate Ticino 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 0.039 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 4.3%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (46). 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bernate Ticino declared an average taxable income of 28,172 euros, below the provincial average (33,635 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bernate Ticino is in climate zone E, with 2,673 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 130 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bernate Ticino has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 3 healthcare facilities, 1 sports facility and 1 green area.

There are 1.4 schools per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.6).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 14.9% of the land in Bernate Ticino, 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

Bernate Ticino 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 Bernate Ticino; 3 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Bernate Ticino: 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 Bernate Ticino 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 12 inhabited census areas in Bernate Ticino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 19.0%
  • good 81.0%

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 015019. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.