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Dresano: 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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Dresano, south-east of Milan near Melegnano

Dresano is a small municipality in the south-east of the Milan area, on the farmland plain near Melegnano, where fields and farmsteads sit side by side with residential areas built over recent decades. Milan is within commuting distance, and the Via Emilia and the A1 motorway pass not far away.

It is chosen mostly by families looking for more space than the city offers: terraced houses, small blocks of flats and houses with gardens. For buyers, what matters is the real distance from stations and main roads, traffic noise and the services you can reach on foot, all of which the report measures from the exact address.

The population has grown slightly: 3,097 residents in 2023, +2.4% compared with 2011. The average age is 45.3, almost the same as the metropolitan area (45.6); over-65s are 22.5% and foreign residents 8.8%. Declared incomes are below the metropolitan average, which is very high.

In the metropolitan area 60 municipalities are in seismic zone 3 and 73 in zone 4. Dresano is in zone 3, with low expected ground acceleration of 0.061 g; for houses here, energy rating and the condition of the heating and electrics matter more.

Cadastral maps are available and the report reaches the plot from the address. On a plain crossed by irrigation ditches and canals, the official flood maps are also worth reading.

Key points

  • South-east Milan plain, close to Melegnano
  • Population growing slightly: +2.4% since 2011
  • Seismic zone 3, low acceleration (0.061 g)
  • Terraced houses and small blocks for families

Overview

Dresano is a municipality in the province of Milano, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,097 residents, among the smallest in the province (123 of 133).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Dresano 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 0.061 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 2.4%. 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 8.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Dresano declared an average taxable income of 29,289 euros, below the provincial average (33,635 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Dresano is in climate zone E, with 2,557 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 92 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Dresano has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 sports facilities.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.3 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 25.6% of the land in Dresano, compared with 32.0% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Dresano 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 Dresano; 3 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Dresano: 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 Dresano 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 8 inhabited census areas in Dresano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 2.0%
  • good 98.0%

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 015101. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.