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Lacchiarella: 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 Cattanea 1, Lacchiarella.

Lacchiarella, rice fields of the South Milan park towards Pavia

Flat land, rice fields, courtyard farmsteads and irrigation ditches carrying water to the fields: Lacchiarella is classic Parco Agricolo Sud Milano country, the farmland park south of Milan, on the border with the province of Pavia. The town has spread around its old centre with streets of detached houses and small blocks, and the municipality includes the hamlet of Villamaggiore, where the Milan to Pavia railway passes.

That station is the place to start if you work in Milan. In the published timetables the municipality has 1 railway stop with 1 train line, plus 1 bus route; the report shows how far away it is from each address. The station is not right next to the main town, so anyone relying on the train should also look at homes in Villamaggiore, or work out the drive to the platform.

The town is growing: 9,133 residents at the end of 2023, 8.9% more than in 2011. Foreign residents make up 11.3%, a fairly high share, and the estimated average age of 45.4 is in line with the metropolitan area. Declared incomes are below the provincial average, and house prices stay lower than in the inner ring of Milan suburbs.

There is little to fear from earthquakes: Lacchiarella is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection scale, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.054 g, a low value. Insulation, heating and the energy rating matter more, and in houses from the 1970s and 1980s the rating is often poor.

On a plain watered by ditches and canals, with groundwater close to the surface, cellars and basements can have damp problems. The report checks the official flood maps at the address and, with the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps, traces the plot.

Key points

  • South Milan farmland park, on the border with the province of Pavia.
  • 1 railway stop at Villamaggiore, on the Milan to Pavia line.
  • Population up 8.9% since 2011, foreign residents 11.3%.
  • Seismic zone 3; high water table, check cellars.

Overview

Lacchiarella is a municipality in the province of Milano, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 9,133 residents, ranked 68 of 133 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Lacchiarella 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 0.054 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 8.9%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 11.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Lacchiarella declared an average taxable income of 27,828 euros, below the provincial average (33,635 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Lacchiarella is in climate zone E, with 2,514 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 98 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Lacchiarella has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 6 healthcare facilities, 9 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.2 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.3).

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 1 bus line, 1 train line. That is about 0.1 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 14.5% of the land in Lacchiarella, compared with 32.0% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Lacchiarella 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Lacchiarella, and 5 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 Lacchiarella: 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 Lacchiarella 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 38 inhabited census areas in Lacchiarella. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 71 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.0%
  • fair 17.2%
  • good 82.8%

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 015115. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.