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Osnago: 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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Osnago, Merate's Brianza on the Milan-Lecco line

Osnago is one of the towns around Merate, in the south-eastern part of the province of Lecco, between Merate, Lomagna and Cernusco Lombardone. The land is almost flat, with the Montevecchia hills a few kilometres away, and the town mixes an old core of villas and courtyards with residential areas from recent decades and business zones along the provincial roads.

What interests buyers most is the station. Osnago is on the Milan-Carnate-Lecco railway: the open public transport timetables list 1 rail stops in the municipality with 1 train lines, and Milan can be reached without a car. Otherwise the area runs on Brianza's roads, which are busy at rush hour. Check how far the property is from the railway, which is handy but also noisy for homes right next to the tracks.

There are 4,712 residents (2023), down 2.0% on 2011. The average age of 46.6 matches the province (46.6), over-65s make up 24.5% and foreign residents 12.1%. Average declared incomes are just above the average for the province of Lecco, itself a high-income area.

Seismic hazard is low: Osnago is in zone 3, like 63 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.066 g. In houses from the 1960s and 1970s, insulation, windows and heating matter more, since winters are cold and damp (climate zone E). Starting from the address, the report adds the local price band, schools and nearby services.

Key points

  • Merate area, on the Milan-Carnate-Lecco railway.
  • Rail stops in the open timetables: 1.
  • Average age 46.6, foreign residents at 12.1%.
  • Seismic zone 3, low expected acceleration (0.066 g).

Overview

Osnago is a municipality in the province of Lecco, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 4,712 residents, ranked 19 of 84 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Osnago 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 0.066 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 2.0%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 12.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Osnago declared an average taxable income of 28,905 euros, in line with the province (28,624 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Osnago is in climate zone E, with 2,423 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 249 metres above sea level.

Services

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

There are 1.3 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).

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 33.6% of the land in Osnago, 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

Osnago 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 open contaminated sites in Osnago; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Osnago: 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 Osnago 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 18 inhabited census areas in Osnago. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 80 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 3.9%
  • good 39.4%
  • very good 56.7%

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 097061. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.