Pogliano Milanese: 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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Pogliano Milanese, between Rho and Nerviano north-west of Milan
With Rho and its trade fair grounds on one side and Nerviano on the other, Pogliano Milanese is a compact town on the plain north-west of Milan. The old centre clusters around the parish church, while newer neighbourhoods have grown up between the provincial roads and the remaining fields. Milan itself is about twenty kilometres away.
There is no station inside the municipality. The nearest is Vanzago-Pogliano, just over the boundary, on the suburban line into Milan, and the report works out the distance from the address. By car, what matters are the motorway junctions towards Milan and the lakes, close by and congested at rush hour. For many families Pogliano is a middle ground between Milan prices and those of towns further out.
Who lives here? In 2023 there were 8,357 residents, up 2.7% on 2011. The estimated average age is 46.3, a little above the province, and over-65s make up 23.4%. Foreign residents account for 8.8%. Declared incomes are below the average for the Metropolitan City of Milan, although that average is pushed up by the city itself. Much of the land is built on, as in almost the whole Milan commuter belt.
The province of Milan is split between seismic zones 3 and 4. Pogliano is one of 73 municipalities in zone 4, the lowest class, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.041 g. For a home here, the state of the systems, the energy rating and, in flats, service charges and any building works already approved weigh more.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps. The report finds the plot and checks flood-prone areas on the official maps, a useful check even on the plain, where canals and ditches can cause trouble in specific spots.
Key points
- Between Rho and Nerviano; Vanzago-Pogliano station just over the line.
- Population up 2.7% since 2011; foreign residents 8.8%.
- Seismic zone 4, the lowest, like 73 Milan municipalities.
- Cadastral maps published: the report reaches the plot.
Overview
Pogliano Milanese is a municipality in the province of Milano, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 8,357 residents, ranked 73 of 133 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pogliano Milanese 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 0.041 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 grown by 2.7%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pogliano Milanese declared an average taxable income of 28,902 euros, below the provincial average (33,635 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Pogliano Milanese is in climate zone E, with 2,545 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 164 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pogliano Milanese has 6 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities and 7 sports facilities.
There are 0.4 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.8).
Public transport
The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Pogliano Milanese.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 41.2% of the land in Pogliano Milanese, 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
Pogliano Milanese 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 Pogliano Milanese, 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 Pogliano Milanese: 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 Pogliano Milanese 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 27 inhabited census areas in Pogliano Milanese. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 23.6%
- good 76.4%
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): ATM Milano, Comune di Milano - AMAT, orari del trasporto pubblico ATM (GTFS). Licence CC BY 4.0, version 20261029.
- 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 015176. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.