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Cesano Maderno: 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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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Corso Roma 1, Cesano Maderno.

Cesano Maderno, the Seveso, the Groane park and the Nord trains

Two Ferrovie Nord lines cross at Cesano Maderno, and that explains much of its growth: from the station trains run to Milan, towards Saronno and towards Seregno and the rest of Brianza. Published timetables show 3 stations in the municipality served by 5 rail lines, unusually good coverage for a town of this size.

The historic centre revolves around Palazzo Arese Borromeo, a seventeenth-century noble residence with a large garden, open for visits and events. The rest is residential districts and hamlets such as Binzago and Cassina Savina, which grew in the twentieth century alongside the factories. To the west the municipality reaches into the Groane regional park, with woods and heathland, while the Seveso river runs through it.

If the house is near the Seveso, start there. The river is known for sudden floods, and the report checks the official flood maps for the specific address. More generally, in such a built-up town it is worth checking noise and traffic on the main roads too.

Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 39,541 residents in 2023, up 6.8% on 2011. Cesano is younger than the province of Monza and Brianza, with an average age of 45.0 against 45.9 and over-65s at 21.6% against 23.5%. Foreign residents make up 11.4% and average incomes are below the provincial level.

Earthquakes are a minor concern here. Cesano is in seismic zone 4 on the Civil Protection scale, like 15 municipalities in the province (the other 40 are in zone 3), with expected acceleration of about 0.046 g. For a flat, the energy rating, service charges and the state of the building matter more. The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps and the report finds the plot from the address.

Key points

  • A Ferrovie Nord junction: 3 stations and 5 lines.
  • 39,541 residents, up 6.8% since 2011.
  • Homes near the Seveso: check flood hazard for the address.
  • Seismic zone 4, low hazard.

Overview

Cesano Maderno is a municipality in the province of Monza e della Brianza, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 39,541 residents, among the most populous in the province (5 of 55).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cesano Maderno is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Only 15 of 55 municipalities in the province are in zone 4.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.046 g, a low value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

In zone 4 the risk is low, but for an older building it is still worth asking about the state of the structure.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has grown by 6.8%. 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 11.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cesano Maderno declared an average taxable income of 26,554 euros, below the provincial average (29,649 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cesano Maderno is in climate zone E, with 2,450 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 198 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cesano Maderno has 23 schools and 11 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 14 grocery shops and supermarkets, 25 healthcare facilities, 20 sports facilities and 8 parks and green areas.

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 3 public transport stops, served by 5 train lines, 1 bus line. That is about 0.1 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 56.3% of the land in Cesano Maderno, compared with 40.9% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.7 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Cesano Maderno 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 Cesano Maderno, and 11 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 Cesano Maderno: 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 Cesano Maderno 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 266 inhabited census areas in Cesano Maderno. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 75 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 5.7%
  • good 83.9%
  • very good 10.3%

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 108019. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.