Monticello Brianza: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Lecco, Lombardia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Monticello Brianza, Villa Greppi and the Lecco hills
Monticello Brianza is a hill municipality in the Lecco part of Brianza, in the south of the province, made up of small clusters of houses separated by meadows, woodland and low rises. The best known place is Villa Greppi and its park: it is publicly owned and hosts exhibitions, concerts and cultural events for the whole area. Lecco is about twenty kilometres away, with Milan further south.
The housing stock is mostly residential: detached houses with gardens, a few historic villas, not many blocks of flats. People who buy here usually want space and quiet, and accept driving for work and for many services, which are few in the village (26 recorded in total). On the rises, houses often stand on sloping plots, so access and rainwater drainage should be checked.
The population is older than the Lecco average. In 2023 there were 4,123 residents, down 2.2% since 2011; the average age is 48.8 against 46.6 for the province and over-65s make up 29.3%, against 25.2%. Foreign residents account for 7.5%. Declared incomes are just below the provincial average.
Earthquake hazard is low. Monticello Brianza is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, like 63 other municipalities in the province of Lecco, while 20 are in zone 4. Expected ground acceleration is about 0.056 g. In a villa or a house from the 1960s or 1970s, insulation, the heating and electrics, the roof and whether extensions and loft conversions are authorised count for more.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published, and the report traces the address back to its land parcel. Small streams run between the rises, so landslide and flood hazard are checked for the exact spot.
Key points
- Hills of Lecco's Brianza, small villages among meadows and woods.
- Villa Greppi and its park, in public ownership.
- Over-65s at 29.3%, against 25.2% in the province.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.056 g.
Overview
Monticello Brianza is a municipality in the province of Lecco, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 4,123 residents, ranked 25 of 84 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Monticello Brianza is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (64 of 84) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.056 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 fallen by 2.2%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (47). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Monticello Brianza declared an average taxable income of 27,818 euros, in line with the province (28,624 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Monticello Brianza is in climate zone E, with 2,646 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 406 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Monticello Brianza has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 3 healthcare facilities, 3 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.
There are 0.2 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.5).
Public transport
The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Monticello Brianza.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 26.3% of the land in Monticello Brianza, compared with 12.1% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
Radon and contaminated sites
Monticello Brianza 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 Monticello Brianza.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Monticello Brianza: 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 Monticello Brianza 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 27 inhabited census areas in Monticello Brianza. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 6.6%
- good 93.4%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Public transport timetables (GTFS): Trenord, Regione Lombardia - Trenord, orari ferroviari (GTFS). Licence CC BY 4.0, version 20261111.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Lombardia, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Lombardia. Licence CC0 1.0 (pubblico dominio), updated to 15 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 097054. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.