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Robbiate: 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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Robbiate, in the Merate area close to the Adda

Robbiate belongs to the Merate area, the south-eastern corner of the province of Lecco where Brianza slopes down towards the Adda valley. It borders Merate, the local centre, and Paderno d'Adda, where the San Michele iron bridge spans the river. It is mainly residential: many families work in Milan, Bergamo or at firms around Brianza and come here for more space and prices unlike those of the bigger towns.

The municipality is small and densely built up, with its historic core, the detached houses and flats that have gone up over recent decades, and a few business sites. There is no railway station in the town itself, so people use those in neighbouring villages or drive. Declared incomes are above the average for the province of Lecco, and climate zone E brings cold winters.

Unlike many towns of its size, Robbiate is growing: Istat, the national statistics office, counted 6,324 residents in 2023, up 3.7% on 2011, or 223 more people. It is also younger than the province, with an average age of 45.4 against 46.6 and over-65s at 23.2% against 25.2%. Foreign residents make up 10.6%. Sport is well provided for: Overture Maps lists 9 facilities, 1.42 per 1,000 residents against 0.74 in the province.

Earthquake hazard is low. Italy's Civil Protection Department places the town in zone 3, along with 63 other municipalities in the province, while 20 are in zone 4; the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.071 g. In a house or flat from the 1970s or 1980s, insulation, heating and electrics and the energy rating matter more.

Towards the Adda valley the ground drops away in banks and slopes, and along the small streams conditions change from plot to plot: landslide and flood hazard are checked by the report for the exact address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps.

Key points

  • In the Merate area, between Merate and Paderno d'Adda.
  • 6,324 residents, up 3.7% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 23.2%, below the provincial 25.2%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.071 g.

Overview

Robbiate is a municipality in the province of Lecco, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 6,324 residents, ranked 12 of 84 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Robbiate 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 0.071 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 3.7%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 10.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Robbiate declared an average taxable income of 29,354 euros, in line with the province (28,624 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Robbiate is in climate zone E, with 2,446 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 265 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Robbiate has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 9 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.

There are 0.2 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.3).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 30.5% of the land in Robbiate, 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

Robbiate 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 Robbiate.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Robbiate: 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 Robbiate 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 22 inhabited census areas in Robbiate. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 76 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.2%
  • fair 1.9%
  • good 97.9%

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 097071. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.