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Lazzate: 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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Lazzate, western Brianza on the Como border

Lazzate is the north-western tip of the province of Monza and Brianza, the densely built area north of Milan, where it meets the province of Como and already looks towards Saronno. It is a residential town that has grown around a small centre, with detached houses, low blocks of flats and workshops, in one of the most built-up parts of Italy.

Most people who buy here work elsewhere, in Brianza, around Como or in Milan, and get about by car: public transport timetables show no railway stop within the municipality, and the nearest stations are in neighbouring towns. Everyday services are thin for the number of residents, with Overture Maps listing 3 school sites and 2 pharmacies. The report measures how far the nearest ones are from the exact address, including those over the municipal boundary.

The population is holding steady: 7,680 residents at the end of 2023, according to Istat, the national statistics office, 1.0% more than in 2011. The average age (46.3) and the share of over-65s (23.3%) are in line with the province, while foreign residents, at 3.7%, are few by Brianza standards. Declared incomes are a little below the average of a well-off province.

For earthquakes, Lazzate is among the quietest places in Italy. It is in seismic zone 4, the lowest class set by the Civil Protection Department, along with 14 other municipalities in the province, while the rest are in zone 3. Expected ground acceleration is about 0.043 g. In houses from the 1960s and 1970s, the energy rating, the windows and the state of the roof matter more.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report finds the plot from the address. Flooding and subsidence depend on local streams and dips in the land, so they are checked address by address.

Key points

  • North-western corner of Brianza, on the Como border.
  • Seismic zone 4, the lowest; acceleration about 0.043 g.
  • 7,680 residents, up 1.0% since 2011.
  • No railway station in town: most people drive.

Overview

Lazzate is a municipality in the province of Monza e della Brianza, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 7,680 residents, ranked 33 of 55 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Lazzate 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 0.043 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 1.0%. 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 3.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Lazzate declared an average taxable income of 27,215 euros, below the provincial average (29,649 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Lazzate is in climate zone E, with 2,530 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 257 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Lazzate has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 2 healthcare facilities, 3 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.1 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.4).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 37.4% of the land in Lazzate, compared with 40.9% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Lazzate 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 contaminated sites in Lazzate.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Lazzate: 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 Lazzate 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 23 inhabited census areas in Lazzate. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 45.1%
  • good 54.9%

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 108025. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.