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Mediglia: 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 I Maggio 1, Mediglia.

Mediglia, farm hamlets in the Parco Sud south-east of Milan

South-east of Milan, between Peschiera Borromeo and Paullo, Mediglia is made up of several hamlets separated by fields and old farmsteads, among them Triginto, Mombretto and San Martino Olearo, besides the one that gives the municipality its name. Much of the land lies inside the Parco Agricolo Sud Milano, a protected farming belt, which has held back building: between one hamlet and the next there is still irrigated countryside crossed by ditches and canals.

People buy here for more space than they could afford in the city, in detached houses, terraces and small blocks of flats built over the last few decades. The downside is getting around. Neither the metro nor the railway reaches Mediglia, and the open timetable data list 3 stops served by 2 bus lines. Most commuters to Milan drive, along the Paullese road or towards the eastern ring road, with queues at rush hour, so try the journey at the times you would actually travel before deciding.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 12,220 residents in 2023, little changed from 12,080 in 2011 (up 1.2%). It is a place for families, with 2.42 people per household on average, an estimated average age of 44.3 against 45.6 for the metropolitan area, and foreign residents at 12.1%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average, although that average is pulled up by the city of Milan.

Around Milan, municipalities are split between seismic zone 3 (60) and zone 4 (73). Mediglia is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.060 g, a low value. In a house from the 1970s or 1980s, insulation, the heating system and the state of the roof usually matter more.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for Mediglia and the report reaches the plot from the address. In irrigated farmland the flood hazard depends on the exact position and is checked for the individual address.

Key points

  • Hamlets separated by fields, inside the Parco Agricolo Sud Milano.
  • 2 bus lines, no train or metro.
  • Average age 44.3, younger than the metropolitan area.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.060 g.

Overview

Mediglia is a municipality in the province of Milano, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 12,220 residents, ranked 53 of 133 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Mediglia 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 0.060 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 1.2%. The estimated average age is 44 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 12.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Mediglia declared an average taxable income of 27,243 euros, below the provincial average (33,635 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Mediglia is in climate zone E, with 2,557 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 95 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Mediglia has 7 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities, 9 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.8).

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 3 public transport stops, served by 2 bus lines. That is about 0.2 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 14.0% of the land in Mediglia, compared with 32.0% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.0 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Mediglia 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Mediglia, and 4 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 Mediglia: 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 Mediglia 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 56 inhabited census areas in Mediglia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.4%
  • fair 53.2%
  • good 46.4%

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 015139. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.