Settimo 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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Settimo Milanese, between Milan's west side and the farm park
On Milan's western boundary, Settimo Milanese is a town of residential neighbourhoods surrounded by the farmland of the Parco Agricolo Sud Milano, a regional park that protects the countryside south and west of the city. Besides the main town it includes the hamlets of Seguro and Vighignolo, each grown around its own old core, and an industrial area towards Cornaredo. The park rules keep much of the land free of building and under cultivation.
There is no railway station. Public transport means buses: published timetables list 48 stops and 2 lines, which run towards stations on the Milan metro. Many commuters drive to the end of the line or to a park-and-ride. The report shows how far the address is from the nearest stop, which matters here.
Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 19,901 residents in 2023, up 3.9% since 2011. The average age (45.9) and the share of over-65s (22.9%) are in line with the metropolitan area; foreign residents make up 6.7%. Declared incomes are high, although below the metropolitan average, which Milan itself pushes up.
Shopping is easy: 9 supermarkets, 0.45 per 1,000 residents against 0.32 in the province. There are 18 healthcare sites, above the average per resident.
Seismic risk is minimal. Settimo is in zone 4, like 72 other municipalities in the metropolitan area, and expected ground acceleration is about 0.044 g. What matters more when buying is the condition of the apartment block, energy efficiency and, in low areas near irrigation ditches and springs, whether water gets into basements. The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps let the report go from the address to the plot.
Key points
- Main town plus the hamlets of Seguro and Vighignolo, in farm parkland.
- Buses only: 48 stops and 2 lines.
- 19,901 residents in 2023, up 3.9% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.044 g.
Overview
Settimo Milanese is a municipality in the province of Milano, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 19,901 residents, ranked 31 of 133 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Settimo 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 0.044 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 3.9%. 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 6.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Settimo Milanese declared an average taxable income of 30,029 euros, below the provincial average (33,635 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Settimo Milanese is in climate zone E, with 2,549 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 134 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Settimo Milanese has 10 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 9 grocery shops and supermarkets, 18 healthcare facilities, 12 sports facilities and 4 parks and green areas.
There are 0.2 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.3).
Public transport
Within the municipality there are 48 public transport stops, served by 2 bus lines. That is about 2.4 stops per 1,000 residents.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 37.6% of the land in Settimo Milanese, compared with 32.0% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 3.1 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Settimo 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 3 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Settimo Milanese, and 19 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 Settimo 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 Settimo 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 118 inhabited census areas in Settimo Milanese. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 79 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 2.6%
- good 57.9%
- very good 39.5%
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 015211. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.