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Cologno Monzese: 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 Milano 2, Cologno Monzese.

Cologno Monzese, the green metro line, TV studios and the Lambro

The first reason to live in Cologno Monzese is the metro. Line 2, the green line, has three stations here, Cologno Sud, Cologno Centro and Cologno Nord, where one of its branches ends, and it runs into central Milan without changing. Public transport timetables list 102 stops in the municipality, served by 1 metro line and 4 bus routes.

The town grew suddenly between the 1950s and 1970s, when thousands of families arrived from southern Italy to work in local factories, and most homes are blocks of flats from that period. The historic centre is small and revolves around Villa Casati. Across Italy the name is linked to Mediaset's television studios. The river Lambro runs along the eastern side with a green strip beside it, while the eastern ring road passes close to the houses.

Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 47,006 residents in 2023, up 2.7% since 2011. Foreign residents make up 17.3%, high even for the Milan area, and over-65s 24.4%. Declared incomes are well below the provincial average, and house prices are generally lower than in Milan.

For a flat in a 1960s or 1970s block, what matters most is any major work already approved or coming up (façades, roof, lift, boiler room), the energy rating and noise, if the flat faces the ring road. Seismic hazard is low: Cologno is in zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, like 59 other municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of about 0.055 g.

Near the Lambro, flood hazard should be read for the exact address, and the report does so using the official maps. The Revenue Agency publishes the land registry maps.

Key points

  • Three stations on metro line 2 into central Milan.
  • Foreign residents at 17.3%; population up since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.055 g.
  • 1960s blocks: check planned building works and ring-road noise.

Overview

Cologno Monzese is a municipality in the province of Milano, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 47,006 residents, among the most populous in the province (7 of 133).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cologno Monzese is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 60 of 133 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.055 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 2.7%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 17.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cologno Monzese declared an average taxable income of 25,942 euros, below the provincial average (33,635 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cologno Monzese is in climate zone E, with 2,404 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 131 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cologno Monzese has 31 schools and 14 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 21 grocery shops and supermarkets, 25 healthcare facilities, 34 sports facilities and 7 parks and green areas.

There are 0.5 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.8).

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 102 public transport stops, served by 4 bus lines, 1 metro line. That is about 2.2 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 62.9% of the land in Cologno Monzese, compared with 32.0% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.8 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Cologno Monzese 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 4 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Cologno Monzese, and 33 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 Cologno Monzese: 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 Cologno Monzese 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 267 inhabited census areas in Cologno Monzese. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 77 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 16.8%
  • good 45.5%
  • very good 37.8%

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 015081. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.