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Usmate Velate: 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: Via Miramonti 1, Usmate Velate.

Usmate Velate, two villages joined in the Vimercate area

Usmate and Velate were once two separate farming villages. Today they form a single municipality in eastern Brianza, the densely built area north of Milan, near Vimercate, with a mix of remaining fields, historic villas and estates of detached houses. Vimercate, with its hospital and the technology firms of the area, is a few minutes away, and Milan is within commuting range.

For trains, the reference point is Carnate-Usmate station on the Milan-Lecco line. Drivers use the Tangenziale Est, Milan's eastern ring road, which runs from the Vimercate area towards the city. The market is mostly detached and terraced houses and recent low-rise blocks, while the old courtyard cores of Usmate and Velate have been partly restored.

The population is growing: 10,611 residents in 2023, up 5.8% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office, or 578 more people. The estimated average age is 45.2, just below the province (45.9), and over-65s make up 22.5%. Foreign residents account for 8.2%. Declared incomes are above the average for the province of Monza and Brianza, itself high by Italian standards. A large share of the land is built over, as in much of Brianza, and the remaining green areas are valued.

Earthquake hazard is low. Usmate Velate is in seismic zone 3, like 39 other municipalities in the province, while the rest are in zone 4, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.060 g. For a flat, the energy rating, the state of the building and any works already approved matter more.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report finds the plot from the address. Flood and landslide hazard are generally limited, but along small streams and in the lowest areas they are worth checking for the address.

Key points

  • Eastern Brianza, near Vimercate and Carnate-Usmate station.
  • Population up 5.8% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.060 g.
  • Incomes above the provincial average.

Overview

Usmate Velate is a municipality in the province of Monza e della Brianza, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 10,611 residents, ranked 26 of 55 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Usmate Velate is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (40 of 55) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.060 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 5.8%. 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 8.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Usmate Velate declared an average taxable income of 31,568 euros, above the provincial average (29,649 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Usmate Velate is in climate zone E, with 2,410 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 221 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Usmate Velate has 6 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities, 7 sports facilities and 4 parks and green areas.

There are 0.4 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).

Public transport

The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Usmate Velate.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 29.6% of the land in Usmate Velate, compared with 40.9% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Usmate Velate 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 Usmate Velate, and one more has 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 Usmate Velate: 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 Usmate Velate 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 58 inhabited census areas in Usmate Velate. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 39.0%
  • good 57.1%
  • very good 3.9%

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 108044. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.