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Mezzago: 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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Mezzago, pink asparagus and the Bloom club near Vimercate

Mezzago has two things that make it known well beyond its boundaries: pink asparagus, grown in the fields around the village and protected by a local designation, and the Bloom, a live music and arts venue that has drawn audiences from all over Lombardy for decades. Otherwise it is a small municipality in eastern Brianza, between Bellusco, Sulbiate and Cornate d'Adda, a few kilometres from Vimercate.

The village has kept a good deal of countryside. In the old core there are traditional Lombard courtyard buildings, often split into several flats and renovated piecemeal; around them, detached houses and low-rise blocks have gone up over the last thirty years. If you buy in a courtyard building, check the shared parts, roofs, services and the building's rules, which can be complicated in this type of property.

Growth is plain to see: at the end of 2023 there were 4,476 residents, 370 more than in 2011, an increase of 9.0%. The average age is 44.5, below the provincial average (45.9), and foreign residents make up 9.7%. Declared incomes are below the Brianza average.

There are few services in the village, 17 in all according to the data, and not many places to eat (1.79 per 1,000 residents against 3.26 in the province). For the hospital, secondary schools and the station people go to Vimercate; the public transport data shows no stops in the municipality, so a car is essential.

Seismic risk is low: Mezzago is in zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.075 g. It is more useful to look at the energy rating and insulation, since winters are cold and foggy.

Key points

  • Pink asparagus and the Bloom, between Bellusco, Sulbiate and Cornate d'Adda.
  • 4,476 residents, up 9.0% since 2011.
  • Few services locally: 17 in all, a car is essential.
  • Seismic zone 3, low acceleration: 0.075 g.

Overview

Mezzago is a municipality in the province of Monza e della Brianza, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 4,476 residents, ranked 48 of 55 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Mezzago 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 0.075 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 9.0%. 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 9.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Mezzago declared an average taxable income of 25,613 euros, below the provincial average (29,649 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Mezzago is in climate zone E, with 2,420 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 219 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Mezzago has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 2 sports facilities.

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 Mezzago.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 23.4% of the land in Mezzago, compared with 40.9% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Mezzago 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 Mezzago, and one more has 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 Mezzago: 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 Mezzago 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 15 inhabited census areas in Mezzago. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 3.0%
  • good 97.0%

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

ISTAT code 108031. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.