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Lissone: 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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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: Viale Vallassina 13, Lissone.

Lissone, the furniture town at the heart of Brianza

Lissone sits between Monza and Seregno, at the heart of Brianza, and is known as the furniture town. For decades craft workshops and furniture factories filled its streets, and furniture shops and showrooms are still very much part of the scene. The area is almost entirely built over, with houses, warehouses and roads, and little green space.

It is one of the fastest-growing towns in Brianza: 46,699 residents in 2023 according to Istat, the national statistics office, up 10.6% on 2011, or 4,479 more people. New blocks of flats have gone up beside the old Lombard courtyard houses, and the population is younger than the province, with an average age of 44.6 against 45.9 and over-65s at 20.8% against 23.5%. Foreign residents make up 9.1%. Declared incomes are close to the provincial average.

For people working in Milan or Monza there is the train. Lissone-Muggiò station, on the line running from Milan up towards Monza and Como, is served by 3 rail lines, and the Valassina expressway passes near the town for drivers.

Seismic hazard is low: Lissone is in zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, like 39 other municipalities in the province of Monza and Brianza, with an expected acceleration of about 0.052 g. Anyone buying in a restored courtyard house or a 1960s building should look above all at the roof, the systems and the energy rating; in new builds, check the specifications and certificates.

The Revenue Agency publishes the land registry maps, and the report finds the plot from the address. With so much of the ground paved over, heavy rain can overwhelm drains and underpasses, so flood hazard is read for the individual address.

Key points

  • The furniture town between Monza and Seregno.
  • 46,699 residents, up 10.6% since 2011.
  • Lissone-Muggiò station with 3 rail lines.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.052 g.

Overview

Lissone is a municipality in the province of Monza e della Brianza, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 46,699 residents, the second most populous in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Lissone is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (40 of 55) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.052 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 10.6%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 9.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Lissone declared an average taxable income of 28,735 euros, in line with the province (29,649 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Lissone is in climate zone E, with 2,404 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 191 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Lissone has 23 schools and 11 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 12 grocery shops and supermarkets, 32 healthcare facilities, 43 sports facilities and 6 parks and green areas.

There are 0.3 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.4).

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 3 train lines, 1 bus line. That is about 0.0 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 71.5% of the land in Lissone, compared with 40.9% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.9 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Lissone 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 3 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Lissone, and 19 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 Lissone: 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 Lissone 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 124 inhabited census areas in Lissone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 76 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 3.5%
  • good 78.2%
  • very good 18.3%

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 108028. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.