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Cesate: 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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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: Via Villaggio Ina Casa 1, Cesate.

Cesate, the Groane woods and the train to Milan

Cesate is one of the towns inside the Groane Park, a belt of woodland and heath that runs from the north-west edge of Milan up towards Brianza. It borders Garbagnate Milanese, Caronno Pertusella and Solaro, in a stretch of the commuter belt where the houses stop and the trees begin. People mostly move here to work in Milan and live with some green space nearby.

The link that matters is the Milan to Saronno line run by Ferrovie Nord. In the timetables published by Trenord, the regional rail operator, Cesate station is served by 2 lines, and there is also a bus route; the report measures how far each address is from the stop. Part of Cesate began as an INA-Casa estate in the 1950s, a public housing programme of low-rise homes with green space between them. The rest is mainly blocks of flats from the 1960s and 1970s and newer detached houses towards the park.

In 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 14,300 residents, up 3.2% since 2011. The estimated average age of 45.0 is a little below the metropolitan area's 45.6; over-65s are 21.7% against 23.0%, and foreign residents 8.7%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average, although that figure is pushed up by Milan itself.

For everyday needs Cesate leans on its neighbours. Overture Maps lists only a few supermarkets (1), so a big shop often means driving to the next town; official pharmacies number 4.

Earthquake hazard is low. On the national scale kept by the Civil Protection Department, Cesate is in zone 4 with 72 other municipalities in the province, while 60 are in zone 3; expected acceleration is about 0.043 g. In a block of flats from the post-war boom, insulation, heating and any major works already approved by the owners' meeting count for more, given the cold winters. Landslide and flood maps are checked address by address in the report, and the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are published.

Key points

  • Inside the Groane Park, north-west of Milan.
  • Station on the Milan to Saronno railway, served by 2 lines.
  • 14,300 residents, up 3.2% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.043 g.

Overview

Cesate is a municipality in the province of Milano, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 14,300 residents, ranked 45 of 133 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cesate is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Most municipalities in the province (73 of 133) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.043 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 3.2%. 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 8.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cesate declared an average taxable income of 27,587 euros, below the provincial average (33,635 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cesate is in climate zone E, with 2,421 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 194 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cesate has 6 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 4 healthcare facilities and 4 sports facilities.

There are 0.1 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.3).

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 2 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 34.2% of the land in Cesate, compared with 32.0% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Cesate 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 Cesate; 3 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cesate: 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 Cesate 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 146 inhabited census areas in Cesate. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 76 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 3.7%
  • good 83.6%
  • very good 12.6%

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 015076. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.