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Giussano: 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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Giussano, furniture-making Brianza on the way to Como

In the northern part of Brianza, towards the border with the province of Como, Giussano is a town of plain and low hills that grew up around the furniture makers and small woodworking firms the area is known for. Besides the main town it includes the villages of Paina, Birone and Robbiano, and it claims as its own Alberto da Giussano, the legendary hero of the medieval Lombard League.

The SS36 dual carriageway, known as the Valassina, runs past the town and takes drivers to Monza and Milan. There is no railway station within the municipal boundary, though: the nearest stops are in surrounding villages, so commuters should check the distance to the station house by house, as the report does.

Giussano is growing: 26,242 residents in 2023, 1,715 more than in 2011, an increase of 7.0%. The estimated average age is 45.2, slightly below the 45.9 of the province of Monza and Brianza, and 22.4% of residents are over 65. Foreign nationals make up 7.4%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The landscape is typical Brianza: old courtyard houses restored in the historic cores of the villages, detached houses with gardens, recent blocks of flats and workshops not far from the homes. Buildings and paving cover a very large share of the land, so green space is mostly private gardens and nearby parks.

Seismic hazard is low: Giussano is in zone 4 on the Civil Protection scale, like 14 other municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.048 g. The energy rating and insulation are more useful things to check, given cold winters (climate zone E). The report checks landslide and flood maps for the address and finds the land parcel with the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Furniture-making Brianza, with the villages of Paina, Birone and Robbiano.
  • Population up 7.0% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected ground acceleration about 0.048 g.
  • Close to the Valassina road, no railway station in town.

Overview

Giussano is a municipality in the province of Monza e della Brianza, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 26,242 residents, ranked 8 of 55 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Giussano 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 0.048 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 7.0%. 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 7.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Giussano declared an average taxable income of 27,352 euros, below the provincial average (29,649 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Giussano is in climate zone E, with 2,547 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 269 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Giussano has 14 schools and 7 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 9 grocery shops and supermarkets, 18 healthcare facilities and 23 sports facilities.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 54.4% of the land in Giussano, compared with 40.9% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.1 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Giussano 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 Giussano; 6 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Giussano: 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 Giussano 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 210 inhabited census areas in Giussano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.0%
  • fair 8.4%
  • good 84.2%
  • very good 7.4%

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 108024. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.