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Cesana 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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Cesana Brianza, on the shore of Lake Pusiano

Lake Pusiano is the landmark for Cesana Brianza: the village stands on its eastern shore, in the Lecco part of Brianza, with the first mountains around Lecco behind it and the Brianza hills in front. It is a quiet place, with an old core, detached houses and small blocks of flats, and part of the land made up of meadows and woods climbing towards the hills.

People who choose Cesana usually work in Lecco, in Como or in the more industrial parts of Brianza, and like living near water and green space without being far from the towns. In the public transport timetables the site uses, no lines are listed in the municipality: for daily travel, count on a car and use the report to check the distance to stations and stops in nearby villages. The village has 2 supermarkets and 10 bars and restaurants.

There are 2,350 residents (2023) according to Istat, the national statistics office, practically the same as in 2011, when there were 2,348. The average age is 46.6, the same as the province, while over-65s are 26.0%, a little above the provincial 25.2%. Foreign residents are 4.4%, a low share for Lombardy. Incomes are in line with the province of Lecco.

Earthquake risk is low: Cesana Brianza is in seismic zone 3 under the Civil Protection classification, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.049 g. In older houses, the things to check are damp, common near the lake, insulation and the condition of the roof, not least because climate zone E brings cold winters.

For houses close to the shore or to the streams coming down from the hills, the report checks the official flood and landslide maps at the address. The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps cover the whole municipality.

Key points

  • On the eastern shore of Lake Pusiano, in the Lecco part of Brianza
  • 2,350 residents, stable compared with 2,348 in 2011
  • Foreign residents at 4.4%, average age 46.6
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.049 g

Overview

Cesana Brianza is a municipality in the province of Lecco, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,350 residents, ranked 48 of 84 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cesana 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 0.049 g, a low 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 47 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cesana Brianza declared an average taxable income of 28,695 euros, in line with the province (28,624 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cesana Brianza is in climate zone E, with 2,496 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 300 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cesana Brianza has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 1 sports facility and 1 green area.

There are 0.9 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 30.1% of the land in Cesana 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

Cesana 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 contaminated sites in Cesana Brianza.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cesana 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 Cesana 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 5 inhabited census areas in Cesana Brianza. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 77 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 0.1%
  • good 99.9%

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 097021. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.