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Colle 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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Colle Brianza, hamlets on the Monte di Brianza

The name says a lot: Colle Brianza sits high up on the slopes of the Monte di Brianza, in the part of Lecco province that looks towards the plain on one side and the lake on the other. There is no single town centre. The municipality is made up of hamlets and small clusters along narrow, climbing roads, with meadows, woodland and restored farmhouses.

For a buyer, that means choosing the hamlet first. On paper Lecco, Merate and the more industrial Brianza are not far by car, but hill roads add time, and snow or ice have to be factored in. Houses are often detached homes or converted rural buildings with gardens and views, so check the access road, the slope of the plot and the condition of any retaining walls. Average incomes are a little above the provincial level.

The population is growing. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,823 residents in 2023, up 5.0% on 2011. The average age is 45.1, below the provincial 46.6, and over-65s make up 21.7% against 25.2% across the province of Lecco. Households have 2.29 members on average.

Colle Brianza is in seismic zone 3, like 63 other municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of 0.058 g, a low value. For a house on a slope, the stability of the ground matters more than earthquakes: the report reads the official landslide maps at the exact address, together with slope and elevation.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report can trace the address back to the land parcel.

Key points

  • A municipality of scattered hamlets on the Monte di Brianza.
  • Population up 5.0% since 2011.
  • Average age 45.1, against 46.6 in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3: on slopes, ground and retaining walls matter more.

Overview

Colle Brianza is a municipality in the province of Lecco, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,823 residents, ranked 59 of 84 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Colle 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 0.058 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 5.0%. 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 3.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Colle Brianza declared an average taxable income of 29,239 euros, in line with the province (28,624 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Colle Brianza is in climate zone E, with 2,862 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 558 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Colle Brianza has 2 schools and 2 pharmacies.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 8.1% of the land in Colle 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

Colle 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 Colle Brianza; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Colle 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 Colle 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 12 inhabited census areas in Colle Brianza. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 29.3%
  • good 70.7%

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 097024. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.