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Ornago: 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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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 Vimercate 1, Ornago.

Ornago, new homes and farmsteads east of Vimercate

New houses are the first thing you notice on arriving in Ornago. The village lies in eastern Brianza, the densely built area north-east of Milan, on the flat land east of Vimercate. In recent years it has added new streets of detached houses, terraces and small blocks of flats around its old farming core. Fields and farmsteads remain, broken up by industrial estates and the main roads towards Milan and Bergamo.

In 2023 there were 5,388 residents according to Istat, the national statistics office, up 14.6% since 2011, or 686 more people. The average age is 44.4, against 45.9 for the province of Monza and Brianza, and over-65s make up 20.5%, against 23.5% provincially. Foreign residents account for 5.5%.

For anyone working in Milan, the weak point is public transport: there is no railway station in the village and almost everyone drives, heading for the Milan eastern ring road and the A4 motorway. The report measures the distance from each address to the nearest stop, which is often in a neighbouring municipality. For a big shop, people also drive to the retail parks in the area.

Earthquake hazard is low. Ornago is in seismic zone 3 in the classification by the Protezione Civile (Italy's Civil Protection Department), like 40 municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.072 g. For houses built in the last twenty years, the energy rating, the heating and electrics and, in blocks of flats, the service charges matter more; in the old courtyard houses of the centre, look closely at roofs and walls.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report finds the plot from the address. A good part of the land is already built on, but there is still plenty of farmland, so if you buy on the edge of the village, check the municipal plan to see what is allowed on the fields next door.

Key points

  • Eastern Brianza, east of Vimercate, on the plain.
  • Population up 14.6% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 20.5%; 23.5% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.072 g.

Overview

Ornago is a municipality in the province of Monza e della Brianza, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 5,388 residents, ranked 44 of 55 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ornago 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 0.072 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 14.6%. The estimated average age is 44 years, in line with the province. 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ornago declared an average taxable income of 29,361 euros, in line with the province (29,649 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Ornago is in climate zone E, with 2,404 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 193 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Ornago has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 4 healthcare facilities, 6 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 0.2 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.4).

Public transport

The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Ornago.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 23.2% of the land in Ornago, 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

Ornago 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 Ornago.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Ornago: 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 Ornago 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 Ornago. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 40.5%
  • good 59.5%

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

ISTAT code 108036. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.