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San Giuliano 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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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 della Repubblica 1, San Giuliano Milanese.

San Giuliano Milanese, the Via Emilia on Milan's edge

San Giuliano Milanese borders the south-east edge of Milan and grew along the Via Emilia, squeezed between the A1 motorway and the eastern ring road. It is a flat municipality made of several centres: the main town, Borgolombardo, Sesto Ulteriano, Zivido, Civesio and others, each with its own character. Next to districts of flats and detached houses there are large areas of warehouses and logistics sites, drawn by the motorways.

The link with Milan is mainly the suburban train, stopping at both San Giuliano and Borgolombardo. Timetable data show 72 train and bus stops in the municipality, with 2 rail lines and 3 bus lines. For a buyer, the walk to the station makes a real difference to journey times, and the report measures it for each address. Noise is the other thing to check, since some areas sit right next to the motorway, the ring road or the railway.

It is one of the faster-growing towns around Milan: Istat, the national statistics office, counts 39,690 residents in 2023, 3,719 more than in 2011, growth of 10.3%. The population is younger than the metropolitan average, with an average age of 43.6 against 45.6 and over-65s at 20.1%. Foreign residents account for 18.6%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average, which Milan itself pushes up.

Municipalities in the province are split between seismic zone 3 (60) and zone 4 (73) on the Civil Protection scale; San Giuliano is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.056 g. The hazard is low, and in blocks from the 1960s and 1970s the energy rating, service charges and the state of shared areas count for more. With irrigation channels, canals and the Lambro not far away, flood hazard is checked for the address, as is the plot on the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Suburban trains to Milan, 2 rail lines in the municipality.
  • 39,690 residents, up 10.3% since 2011.
  • Foreign residents at 18.6%, younger than the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, low hazard.

Overview

San Giuliano Milanese is a municipality in the province of Milano, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 39,690 residents, among the most populous in the province (9 of 133).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Giuliano Milanese 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 0.056 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 10.3%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (46). 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 18.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Giuliano Milanese declared an average taxable income of 26,607 euros, below the provincial average (33,635 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

San Giuliano Milanese is in climate zone E, with 2,557 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 98 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Giuliano Milanese has 18 schools and 11 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 19 grocery shops and supermarkets, 13 healthcare facilities, 22 sports facilities and 4 parks and green areas.

There are 0.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.8).

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 72 public transport stops, served by 3 bus lines, 2 train lines. That is about 1.8 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 24.7% of the land in San Giuliano 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

San Giuliano 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 5 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in San Giuliano Milanese, and 31 more have 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 San Giuliano 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 San Giuliano 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 103 inhabited census areas in San Giuliano Milanese. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 75 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.0%
  • fair 2.6%
  • good 84.6%
  • very good 12.8%

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 015195. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.