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Rosate: 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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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 Roma 0, Rosate.

Rosate, farmsteads and fields south-west of Milan

Between Milan and Abbiategrasso, south of the Naviglio Grande canal, the plain opens into fields, irrigation channels and old farmsteads (cascine). Rosate sits in this farming landscape, much of it protected by the Parco Agricolo Sud Milano, an agricultural park ringing the south of the city. The village has a compact centre with older houses and the church, surrounded by estates of detached houses and small blocks built in recent decades for people working in Milan.

Buying in Rosate means trading a longer commute for space and greenery. The public transport data show no stops within the municipality, so reaching a railway station or the Milan metro means driving to a neighbouring town first. Converted farmsteads are a typical local offer: before signing, check the permitted use, any restrictions set by the park and whether the building work was properly authorised.

In 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 5,704 residents, up 5.7% since 2011. The estimated average age of 45.6 matches the provincial figure, over-65s make up 22.9% and foreign nationals 7.8%. Declared incomes are below the average for the province of Milan, which the city itself pushes up; compared with nearby farming villages they are in line.

Earthquake risk is low. In the metropolitan area, 73 municipalities are in zone 4 of the Civil Protection Department's classification and 60 in zone 3. Rosate is in zone 4, with an expected acceleration of about 0.047 g. For a country house, the roof, damp in the walls, insulation and heating count for more, since the village is in climate zone E, with cold winters and frequent fog.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps and the report finds the land parcel from the address. Close to irrigation channels, flood hazard is checked spot by spot.

Key points

  • Farming village between Milan and Abbiategrasso, in the southern agricultural park.
  • Population up 5.7% since 2011.
  • No public transport stops in the municipality.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.047 g.

Overview

Rosate is a municipality in the province of Milano, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 5,704 residents, ranked 96 of 133 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rosate 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 0.047 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 5.7%. 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 7.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rosate declared an average taxable income of 28,260 euros, below the provincial average (33,635 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Rosate is in climate zone E, with 2,435 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 107 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Rosate has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 3 healthcare facilities and 7 sports facilities.

There are 0.2 grocery shops and supermarkets 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 Rosate.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 10.2% of the land in Rosate, 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

Rosate 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 Rosate. 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 Rosate: 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 Rosate 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 34 inhabited census areas in Rosate. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 8.1%
  • good 91.9%

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 015188. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.