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Cavenago di Brianza: 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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Cavenago di Brianza, on the A4 at the edge of Milan's province

Cavenago di Brianza lies in the eastern part of the province of Monza and Brianza, on the border with the Metropolitan City of Milan, where Brianza blends into the plain towards the river Adda. The A4 Milan to Bergamo motorway crosses it, with the Cavenago-Cambiago exit, and sheds, logistics warehouses and workshops have grown up around the junction. The village itself stays compact around its old centre of courtyard houses and low buildings, and has spread with small villas and newer blocks of flats.

Location is why many people choose to live here: the motorway gets you quickly to Milan, to Bergamo and towards Orio al Serio airport, and Vimercate with its offices is close by. There is no train, though: published timetables show no railway stops in the municipality. Buyers should check the distance from the motorway and from lorry routes, because noise and traffic vary from one street to the next. Among the services recorded by Overture Maps, green spaces stand out, at 0.53 per 1,000 residents against 0.13 in the province.

The town is growing. At the end of 2023 there were 7,494 residents, up 8.9% on the 6,883 of 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. It is also one of the younger towns in the area, with an average age of 44.0 against 45.9, and over-65s at 20.5% against 23.5%. Foreign residents are 10.7%; declared incomes are high for Italy but slightly below the Brianza average.

Cavenago is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection Department's scale, like 39 other municipalities in the province, while 15 are in zone 4; the expected ground acceleration is about 0.071 g, a low value. In new houses, look at the energy rating and the quality of finishes; in the old courtyard houses, at damp and roofs.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps. The report traces the plot from the address and checks flood hazard, which on a plain crossed by irrigation channels can change over short distances.

Key points

  • Cavenago-Cambiago exit on the A4, between Milan and Bergamo.
  • Residents up 8.9% since 2011.
  • Average age 44.0, over-65s at 20.5%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.071 g.

Overview

Cavenago di Brianza is a municipality in the province of Monza e della Brianza, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 7,494 residents, ranked 35 of 55 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cavenago di Brianza 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 0.071 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 8.9%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (46). 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 10.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cavenago di Brianza declared an average taxable income of 28,212 euros, in line with the province (29,649 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cavenago di Brianza is in climate zone E, with 2,441 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 176 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cavenago di Brianza has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 6 healthcare facilities, 4 sports facilities and 4 parks and green areas.

There are 0.7 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.4).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 39.2% of the land in Cavenago di Brianza, 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

Cavenago di 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 Cavenago di Brianza; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cavenago di 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 Cavenago di 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 25 inhabited census areas in Cavenago di Brianza. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.3%
  • fair 10.5%
  • good 89.2%

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 108017. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.