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Busnago: 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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Busnago, eastern Brianza towards the Adda and Bergamo

Busnago is in the eastern corner of the province of Monza and Brianza, near the river Adda and the border with the province of Bergamo. The land is flat and largely built up: housing estates, industrial areas and Il Globo, a shopping centre that draws customers from across the area, cover a large share of the ground even by Brianza standards.

People who buy here usually work in Milan, Monza or around Bergamo. There is no railway through the town, so most journeys are made by car; the nearest junction on the A4 motorway is at Trezzo sull'Adda. Homes are mostly terraced and semi-detached houses and blocks of flats from recent decades, with few historic buildings in the old core.

In 2023 the town had 6,872 residents, 7.2% more than in 2011. The average age is 44.6, below the provincial figure (45.9), and over-65s account for 21.9%. Foreign residents are 7.6% of the population. Busnago ranks 39 by population among the 55 municipalities in the province, and average incomes sit just under the provincial level.

Earthquake hazard is low. The town is in seismic zone 3 of the national classification, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.081 g, and the whole province falls in zones 3 and 4. In a house from the 1970s or 1980s, insulation, windows and the boiler matter far more: they set the energy rating and the winter bills.

From the address, the report finds the land parcel on the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps and measures how far schools, supermarkets and bus stops are, which is useful in a town where distances by car matter more than walking ones.

Key points

  • Eastern Brianza, near the Adda and the A4 junction at Trezzo.
  • Population up 7.2% since 2011.
  • Average age 44.6, below the provincial average.
  • Seismic zone 3, low expected acceleration (0.081 g).

Overview

Busnago is a municipality in the province of Monza e della Brianza, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 6,872 residents, ranked 39 of 55 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Busnago 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 0.081 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 7.2%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Busnago declared an average taxable income of 28,698 euros, in line with the province (29,649 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Busnago is in climate zone E, with 2,408 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 210 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Busnago has 9 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities and 7 sports facilities.

There are 1.3 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 Busnago.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 31.9% of the land in Busnago, 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

Busnago 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 Busnago; 3 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Busnago: 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 Busnago 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 31 inhabited census areas in Busnago. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 33.1%
  • good 66.9%

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 108051. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.