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Settala: 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 Giovanni Battista Pergolesi 1, Settala.

Settala, Caleppio and Premenugo in the farmland east of Milan

Three settlements and a lot of farmland: Settala is the main village and Caleppio and Premenugo are its hamlets, separated by fields, farmsteads and irrigation ditches on the plain east of Milan, between the Rivoltana and Paullese roads. Next to the farmland there are large industrial and logistics areas, which grew up because the ring road and Linate airport are close.

For a buyer the main question is how to get into Milan. Settala has no railway station: people drive to the Tangenziale Est ring road, or to one of the stations on the Treviglio line in neighbouring towns. The three places differ, so it is worth visiting all of them: older houses and courtyards in the historic cores, newer detached houses and small blocks of flats on the edges, and a few converted farmhouses in the countryside.

The population is stable and young for the Milan area. Istat, the national statistics institute, counted 7,403 residents in 2023, a change of +1.0% on 2011. The estimated average age is 44.1 against 45.6 for the Metropolitan City of Milan, over-65s make up 19.7% and foreign residents 11.5%. Declared incomes are below the Milan average, which is pulled up by the city itself.

Settala is in seismic zone 3 in the Civil Protection Department (Protezione Civile) classification, like 59 other municipalities in the metropolitan area, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.064 g. The hazard is low: in houses from the 1970s and 1980s, insulation, heating and wiring, and the state of shared parts carry more weight, since they decide the costs of the first few years.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report finds the plot from the address. In irrigated farmland full of ditches and canals, flood hazard is read for the individual address, and anyone buying near the logistics areas can use the report to see what surrounds the house.

Key points

  • Three settlements east of Milan: Settala, Caleppio, Premenugo.
  • Average age 44.1 against 45.6 for the metropolitan area.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.064 g.
  • No station: drive to Milan or take the train from nearby towns.

Overview

Settala is a municipality in the province of Milano, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 7,403 residents, ranked 79 of 133 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Settala 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 0.064 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 1.0%. The estimated average age is 44 years, in line with the province. 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 11.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Settala declared an average taxable income of 27,383 euros, below the provincial average (33,635 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Settala 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 108 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Settala has 6 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 4 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.1 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 Settala.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 20.9% of the land in Settala, 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

Settala 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 Settala, and 4 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 Settala: 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 Settala 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 30 inhabited census areas in Settala. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 52.6%
  • good 47.4%

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

ISTAT code 015210. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.