Cassago Brianza: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Lecco, Lombardia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Cassago Brianza, Saint Augustine and the Lecco hills
The name of Cassago Brianza is tied to Saint Augustine. A strongly held local tradition identifies the village with ancient Cassiciacum, the country villa where Augustine spent some months before his baptism, and that memory shapes places and events in the village. Today Cassago is a municipality in the hills of the Lecco part of Brianza, with meadows, woods, residential estates and small industrial areas.
The land is densely built for a place of this size: built-up land covers about a third of the area, as in much of Brianza. Buyers should therefore look at what surrounds the address, including through roads and industrial units. The municipality has a railway stop on the regional line crossing Brianza, an alternative to the car for anyone working in Monza or Milan; the report measures the distance to the station for each address.
There are 4,425 residents, practically the same as in 2011 (19 more). The average age is 45.1, below the 46.6 of the province of Lecco, and over-65s make up 22.8%. Foreign residents account for 8.4%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average, which is high in this province.
Cassago is in seismic zone 3, like 63 other municipalities in the Lecco province, while 20 are in zone 4. The expected ground acceleration is low, about 0.053 g: in local houses and blocks of flats, energy rating, the state of the roof and service charges matter more.
The data lists 18 services, enough for daily life, with the larger towns of Brianza close by. The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are published and the report uses them to trace the plot.
Key points
- Village identified with Saint Augustine's ancient Cassiciacum.
- Railway stop on the regional line through Brianza.
- 4,425 residents, stable since 2011; average age 45.1.
- Seismic zone 3, low expected acceleration (0.053 g).
Overview
Cassago Brianza is a municipality in the province of Lecco, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 4,425 residents, ranked 21 of 84 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cassago Brianza is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (64 of 84) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.053 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cassago Brianza declared an average taxable income of 26,124 euros, below the provincial average (28,624 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Cassago Brianza is in climate zone E, with 2,544 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 334 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cassago Brianza has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 healthcare facilities and 1 sports facility.
The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 per 1,000 residents.
Public transport
Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 1 train line. That is about 0.2 stops per 1,000 residents.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 34.6% of the land in Cassago Brianza, compared with 12.1% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
Radon and contaminated sites
Cassago Brianza 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 Cassago Brianza; 3 have been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cassago Brianza: 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 Cassago Brianza 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 23 inhabited census areas in Cassago Brianza. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 75 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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Public transport timetables (GTFS): Trenord, Regione Lombardia - Trenord, orari ferroviari (GTFS). Licence CC BY 4.0, version 20261111.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Lombardia, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Lombardia. Licence CC0 1.0 (pubblico dominio), updated to 15 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 097017. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.