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Bregnano: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Como, 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 per Milano 1, Bregnano.

Bregnano, on the Como plain between Lomazzo and Cermenate

Bregnano lies in the southern part of the province of Como, where the hills give way to the plain running down towards Saronno and Milan, close to Lomazzo and Cermenate. Houses, small businesses and fields follow one another without clear breaks, and a sizeable share of the land is built on. The centre is at around three hundred metres.

Its advantage is location. The A9 motorway between Milan and Como passes nearby, and Ferrovie Nord stations, such as the one at Lomazzo, are in neighbouring towns; there is no railway stop in the municipality itself. Local services are limited, 27 in total among those mapped by Overture Maps, with 2.01 bars and restaurants per 1,000 residents against 4.46 in the province, so for shopping and errands people often go to the next town.

In 2023 there were 6,453 residents, up 3.6% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The population is younger than the Como average: an average age of 44.8 against 46.3, and over-65s at 20.3% against 24.1%. Foreign residents make up 6.2%, and households have 2.41 members on average. Average incomes are slightly below the provincial level.

Earthquake risk is low here. All 147 municipalities in the province of Como are in seismic zone 4, the lowest class on the Civil Protection Department's scale, and expected ground acceleration is about 0.041 g. For a house or flat, insulation, heating and the energy rating matter more, in a town in climate zone E with cold winters.

The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are available, and the report traces the address to its land parcel. Flood risk along the streams crossing the area is checked for the individual plot.

Key points

  • Como plain near Lomazzo, with the A9 motorway close by.
  • 6,453 residents, up 3.6% since 2011.
  • All 147 municipalities around Como in seismic zone 4.
  • Few local services: 27 mapped in total.

Overview

Bregnano is a municipality in the province of Como, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 6,453 residents, ranked 21 of 147 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bregnano is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. All 147 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.041 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 3.6%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (46). 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 6.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bregnano declared an average taxable income of 26,001 euros, in line with the province (26,761 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bregnano is in climate zone E, with 2,553 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 298 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bregnano has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 3 healthcare facilities and 5 sports facilities.

There are 0.2 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.5).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 31.6% of the land in Bregnano, compared with 12.3% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Bregnano 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 contaminated sites in Bregnano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Bregnano: 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 Bregnano 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 26 inhabited census areas in Bregnano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 2.8%
  • good 97.2%

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 013028. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.