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Verano Brianza: 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 Antonio Meucci 1, Verano Brianza.

Verano Brianza, on the Valassina road between Carate and Giussano

Most people drive through Verano Brianza without noticing, on the Valassina dual carriageway that climbs from Milan towards Lecco. The municipality lies in central Brianza, between Carate Brianza and Giussano, in an area where houses, workshops and small factories, many once tied to furniture making, run into each other without a break. More than half of the municipal area is built on, one of the highest shares in Italy.

The dual carriageway is the main link: Milan and Monza are reached by car, while the train is caught in neighbouring towns, as there is no station in Verano. The report measures how far each address is from stops and services. Alongside 1960s and 1970s blocks there are newer detached houses and small developments; for homes close to the Valassina, weigh up the traffic noise.

There were 9,154 residents at the end of 2023, down 1.3% on 2011. The estimated average age of 46.3 is slightly above the provincial figure, and over-65s make up 23.9%. Foreign residents account for 6.4%. Declared incomes are below the Monza and Brianza average. Overture lists 6 supermarkets and 3 pharmacies in the municipality.

Earthquake hazard is the lowest in the classification: Verano is in seismic zone 4 on the Civil Protection scale, like 15 municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.050 g. In a fifty-year-old block, the facades, roof, building services and any works already approved by the owners' meeting matter more.

With so much ground under tarmac and concrete, heavy storms can overwhelm drains and low-lying streets. The report checks the official flood maps at the address and, from the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps, traces the plot.

Key points

  • Central Brianza on the Valassina, between Carate Brianza and Giussano.
  • Over half the land built on; no railway station in town.
  • Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.050 g.
  • Population down 1.3% since 2011, foreign residents 6.4%.

Overview

Verano Brianza is a municipality in the province of Monza e della Brianza, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 9,154 residents, ranked 27 of 55 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Verano Brianza 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 0.050 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 fallen by 1.3%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 6.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Verano Brianza declared an average taxable income of 27,571 euros, below the provincial average (29,649 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Verano Brianza is in climate zone E, with 2,537 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 262 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Verano Brianza has 4 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets, 6 healthcare facilities and 8 sports facilities.

There are 0.7 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.4).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 57.9% of the land in Verano Brianza, compared with 40.9% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.8 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Verano Brianza 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 no open contaminated sites in Verano Brianza; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Verano Brianza: 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 Verano Brianza 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 41 inhabited census areas in Verano Brianza. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 71 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.0%
  • fair 16.0%
  • good 83.9%

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 108048. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.