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Pessano con Bornago: 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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Pessano con Bornago, in the commuter belt east of Milan

Two villages joined by one name: Pessano, the larger, and the hamlet of Bornago. The municipality lies in the eastern commuter belt of Milan, in the Martesana area, on a plain around a hundred and fifty metres above sea level where a large share of the land is built on, with housing estates, industrial areas and what is left of the fields.

There is no metro station in the town. The green line, M2, stops in the municipalities just to the south, such as Bussero and Gorgonzola, and many residents drive or cycle there to get into Milan; others work for local firms and use the provincial roads. The report measures the distance from the address to stops and services, which here has a real effect on a home's value.

The market consists mainly of blocks of flats built between the 1960s and the 1990s, terraced houses and a few restored old courtyard buildings in the historic cores. In flats from those decades, the energy rating, service charges and any building work already approved by the residents' meeting all matter: ask for the minutes of recent meetings before you sign.

At the end of 2023 there were 8,972 residents, down 1.0% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The estimated average age of 45.7 is in line with the metropolitan area (45.6); 21.7% of residents are over 65 (province: 23.0%) and 8.9% are foreign nationals. Declared incomes are below the Milan average, which is among the highest in Italy.

Seismic hazard is low. Pessano is in zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, like 60 municipalities in the metropolitan area, while the other 73 are in zone 4, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.066 g. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report goes from the address to the plot and checks the official flood maps there.

Key points

  • Commuter town east of Milan, in the Martesana area.
  • M2 metro in neighbouring towns, no stop in Pessano itself.
  • Population stable since 2011; foreign residents 8.9%.
  • Seismic zone 3, low acceleration of about 0.066 g.

Overview

Pessano con Bornago is a municipality in the province of Milano, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 8,972 residents, ranked 69 of 133 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pessano con Bornago is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 60 of 133 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

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 1.0%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pessano con Bornago declared an average taxable income of 28,394 euros, below the provincial average (33,635 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pessano con Bornago 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 148 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pessano con Bornago has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 8 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities, 12 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.9 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.3).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 36.6% of the land in Pessano con Bornago, compared with 32.0% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.5 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Pessano con Bornago 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Pessano con Bornago, and one more has been cleaned up or closed. 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 Pessano con Bornago: 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 Pessano con Bornago 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 28 inhabited census areas in Pessano con Bornago. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.3%
  • fair 30.2%
  • good 69.5%

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 015172. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.