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Nosate: 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: Piazza San Carlo Borromeo 1, Nosate.

Nosate, on the Ticino at the border with Piedmont

At the western edge of the Metropolitan City of Milan, Nosate looks over the valley of the Ticino, the river that marks the border with Piedmont here. The village is gathered on a terrace above the valley, while towards the river the land is woods and fields inside the Lombardy Ticino Valley Park. Milan and Novara are the cities people look to for work and services, both reached by car or from railway stations in the area.

Two things matter to a buyer: the quiet of a very small municipality with few services of its own, and where the house sits in relation to the river. Homes in the village are on higher ground, but farmhouses and buildings lower down should be checked on the flood maps, which the report reads for the individual address. Inside the park, stricter building rules also apply, worth checking before planning an extension.

In 2023 Istat, the national statistics institute, counted 643 residents, down 6.7% on 2011. The average age is 50.0, higher than the 45.6 of the metropolitan area, and over-65s make up 28.0% against 23.0%. Average declared income is below the Milan-area figure.

Seismic risk is low. Nosate is in zone 4 of the Civil Protection (Protezione Civile) classification, like 72 other municipalities around Milan, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.038 g. In country houses and farmhouses, damp, insulation and the condition of the roof matter more.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps for the municipality, so the report traces the address back to the land parcel and building.

Key points

  • On the Ticino valley, at the border with Piedmont.
  • Inside the Lombardy Ticino Valley Park.
  • 643 residents, over-65s at 28.0%.
  • Seismic zone 4; near the river, flood maps matter.

Overview

Nosate is a municipality in the province of Milano, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 643 residents, among the smallest in the province (133 of 133).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Nosate is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Most municipalities in the province (73 of 133) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.038 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 fallen by 6.7%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (46). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 3.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Nosate declared an average taxable income of 26,561 euros, below the provincial average (33,635 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Nosate is in climate zone E, with 2,673 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 177 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Nosate has 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no schools 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 Nosate.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 10.7% of the land in Nosate, compared with 32.0% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Nosate 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 Nosate.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Nosate: 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 Nosate 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 5 inhabited census areas in Nosate. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 015155. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.