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Seveso: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Monza e della Brianza, 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: Corso Isonzo 1, Seveso.

Seveso, the Bosco delle Querce and trains to Milan

For many people the name Seveso still brings back July 1976, when a cloud of dioxin escaped from the ICMESA plant in neighbouring Meda and contaminated part of the area. The worst-hit land was cleaned up and turned into the Bosco delle Querce, an oak wood that is now a public park. Today's Seveso is a Brianza town much like those around it, with residential districts, small industries and furniture makers.

Its strong point is the railway. In Trenord's timetable data the municipality has 2 stations served by 5 rail lines, including services to Milan, and the report works out the distance from each address to the nearest stop. By car there is the Milano-Meda expressway, which runs right through.

Seveso is growing and fairly young for Brianza: 24,023 residents at the end of 2023, up 5.7% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office, with an estimated average age of 44.6 against 45.9 in the province and over-65s at 21.7%. Foreign nationals make up 8.8%. Most of the land is built up and services are thinner than the provincial average, so for a hospital and larger services people go to nearby towns.

Seismic hazard is among the lowest in Italy. Seveso is in zone 4, like 14 other municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.045 g. For a flat, the energy rating, the age of the heating system and the state of the building matter more.

The Seveso stream crosses the town before reaching Milan, where its floods regularly hit the Niguarda district. Here too, close to the channel, flood hazard needs checking for the exact address. The report does this on the official maps and finds the land parcel on the cadastral maps of the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate).

Key points

  • 2 stations and 5 rail lines in Trenord's data.
  • 24,023 residents, up 5.7% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.045 g.
  • Near the Seveso stream, flood hazard should be checked.

Overview

Seveso is a municipality in the province of Monza e della Brianza, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 24,023 residents, ranked 10 of 55 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Seveso is in seismic zone 4, the lowest-risk zone, where strong earthquakes are very rare. Only 15 of 55 municipalities in the province are in zone 4.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.045 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 45 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Seveso declared an average taxable income of 27,217 euros, below the provincial average (29,649 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Seveso is in climate zone E, with 2,467 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 211 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Seveso has 11 schools and 6 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 9 grocery shops and supermarkets, 6 healthcare facilities, 14 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.

There are 0.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 2 public transport stops, served by 5 train lines, 1 bus line. That is about 0.1 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 48.9% of the land in Seveso, compared with 40.9% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.5 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Seveso 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 Seveso. 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 Seveso: 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 Seveso 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 101 inhabited census areas in Seveso. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 72 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 9.4%
  • good 79.9%
  • very good 10.7%

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 108040. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.