La Valletta 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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La Valletta Brianza, Rovagnate and Perego in the Lecco hills
La Valletta Brianza has a new name for old places: it was formed by merging Rovagnate and Perego, two villages in the Brianza area of the province of Lecco that now share one council. The land is all hills, woods, meadows and small hamlets, in the area around Montevecchia and Merate.
People who move here want greenery and quiet within a reasonable distance of Lecco, Merate and Milan. You will need a car: the hill roads are narrow and winding, and trains are caught at stations in neighbouring towns. Homes are mainly detached houses and villas with gardens, alongside old farm courtyards in the historic cores; some hamlets cluster on hilltops, others are strung along the roads.
Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 4,644 residents in 2023, an almost static population, down 0.7% since 2011. The average age is 45.6, a little below the 46.6 of the province of Lecco, and over-65s make up 22.5% against 25.2%. Foreign residents account for 7.5%, and declared incomes are close to the provincial average.
In the province of Lecco, 64 municipalities are in seismic zone 3 and 20 in zone 4. La Valletta Brianza is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.059 g, a low value. In the hills the practical issue is the slopes: retaining walls, embankments and rainwater drainage deserve a look before buying, and the report checks the official landslide maps for the address.
Key points
- Formed by merging Rovagnate and Perego, in Lecco's Brianza.
- Green hills between Lecco, Merate and Milan: a car is needed.
- 4,644 residents, down 0.7% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.059 g.
Overview
La Valletta Brianza is a municipality in the province of Lecco, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 4,644 residents, ranked 20 of 84 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, La Valletta 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 0.059 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in La Valletta Brianza declared an average taxable income of 27,997 euros, in line with the province (28,624 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
La Valletta Brianza is in climate zone E, with 2,601 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 374 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, La Valletta Brianza has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 sports facility and 2 parks and green areas.
The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 per 1,000 residents.
Public transport
The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of La Valletta Brianza.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 16.6% of the land in La Valletta 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
La Valletta 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 La Valletta Brianza; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within La Valletta 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 La Valletta 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 33 inhabited census areas in La Valletta Brianza. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 44.0%
- good 56.0%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Public transport timetables (GTFS): Trenord, Regione Lombardia - Trenord, orari ferroviari (GTFS). Licence CC BY 4.0, version 20261111.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Lombardia, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Lombardia. Licence CC0 1.0 (pubblico dominio), updated to 15 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 097092. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.