Olgiate Molgora: 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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Olgiate Molgora, Brianza hills with a train to Milan
The Molgora stream gives its name to this municipality in the hills of the Lecco side of Brianza, in the Merate area. The ground rolls, with the main village, a few hamlets on the knolls and green space between them, and the landscape is typical of hilly Brianza: old courtyard houses, villas with parkland and detached homes built in recent decades.
For anyone working elsewhere, the train is a real advantage. Timetable data show 1 railway stop in the municipality, served by 1 line: Olgiate-Calco-Brivio station, on the line linking Lecco with Milan via Carnate. Lecco is about twenty kilometres away, Milan about forty. Declared incomes are just below the average for the province of Lecco, one of the highest in Italy, and climate zone E brings cold winters.
In 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 6,284 residents, up 1.5% on 2011. The average age of 45.9 is a little below the provincial figure (46.6) and over-65s make up 24.4%. Foreign residents account for 11.3%. Overture Maps records 2 equipped green spaces, above the provincial average per head.
Earthquake hazard is low: Italy's Civil Protection Department places Olgiate Molgora in zone 3, like 64 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.064 g. In a restored courtyard house or a 1970s detached home, insulation, windows, heating and electrics and damp in walls against the ground matter more.
On the knolls and along the stream valleys the ground changes within a few metres: the report checks landslide and flood hazard for the address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so each address leads to its plot.
Key points
- Olgiate-Calco-Brivio station, on the Lecco-Carnate-Milan line.
- 6,284 residents, up 1.5% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.064 g.
- Brianza hills with courtyard houses, villas and newer homes.
Overview
Olgiate Molgora is a municipality in the province of Lecco, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 6,284 residents, ranked 13 of 84 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Olgiate Molgora 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 0.064 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 1.5%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 11.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Olgiate Molgora declared an average taxable income of 27,765 euros, in line with the province (28,624 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Olgiate Molgora is in climate zone E, with 2,477 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 287 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Olgiate Molgora has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 3 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
There are 0.2 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.3).
Public transport
Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 1 train line. That is about 0.2 stops per 1,000 residents.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 22.1% of the land in Olgiate Molgora, 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
Olgiate Molgora 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 Olgiate Molgora. 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 Olgiate Molgora: 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 Olgiate Molgora 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 31 inhabited census areas in Olgiate Molgora. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 71 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 18.8%
- good 69.7%
- very good 11.5%
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 097058. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.