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Carpiano: 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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Carpiano, farmsteads and fields south-east of Milan

Carpiano is one of the farming municipalities on the south-eastern edge of the metropolitan city of Milan. The landscape is typical of the country south of Milan: cultivated fields, courtyard farmsteads (cascine), irrigation channels and rows of trees, with the main village and its hamlets separated by open countryside. Milan is about twenty kilometres away, Melegnano much closer.

The municipality is small but growing, with many young families. The market consists of detached and terraced houses and small recent blocks, as well as cascine, some of them restored and split into flats. To work in Milan people drive or use the suburban railway stations in neighbouring towns, and the Melegnano junction on the A1 motorway is a few minutes away. Services in the village are few, 23 in total in the data.

In 2023 there were 4,138 residents, up 4.1% since 2011. The population is young: an average age of 42.2 against 45.6 for the metropolitan city, and over-65s at 16.8% compared with 23.0%. Foreign residents account for 8.1%. Declared incomes are below the metropolitan average, which is itself among the highest in Italy.

Earthquake hazard is low. Carpiano is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, like 59 other municipalities in the metropolitan city, while 73 are in zone 4. Expected ground acceleration is about 0.058 g. In a restored cascina, ask how roofs, timber floors and damp in the walls have been dealt with.

On irrigated plain like this, water from channels and ditches needs considering, especially for ground floors and cellars. The report checks the flood maps for the address and finds the land parcel on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, which are published for Carpiano.

Key points

  • Farming municipality south-east of Milan, among cascine and channels.
  • 4,138 residents, up 4.1% since 2011.
  • Average age 42.2, over-65s at 16.8%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.058 g.

Overview

Carpiano is a municipality in the province of Milano, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 4,138 residents, ranked 112 of 133 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Carpiano is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 60 of 133 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.058 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 4.1%. The estimated average age is 42 years, lower than the province average (46). 17% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Carpiano declared an average taxable income of 27,786 euros, below the provincial average (33,635 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Carpiano is in climate zone E, with 2,557 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 91 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Carpiano has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 sports facilities.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.3 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 12.3% of the land in Carpiano, 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

Carpiano 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Carpiano, and 9 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 Carpiano: 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 Carpiano 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 28 inhabited census areas in Carpiano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.2%
  • fair 99.8%

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 015050. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.