Vermezzo con Zelo: 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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Vermezzo con Zelo, farmland park country near Abbiategrasso
In 2019 Vermezzo and Zelo Surrigone, two farming villages south-west of Milan, merged into one municipality. The area lies between Abbiategrasso and Gaggiano, inside the Parco Agricolo Sud Milano, a large protected belt of farmland: rice paddies, maize fields, courtyard farmsteads and irrigation channels, with new housing on the edges of the two villages.
In recent years many families have moved here from Milan and its inner suburbs, looking for a bigger home at a lower price. The figures show it. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 5,910 residents in 2023, up 11.4% on 2011, or 604 more people. The average age is 43.1 against 45.6 for the metropolitan area, over-65s make up 18.7% and foreign residents 5.3%. Average incomes are below the metropolitan figure, which is pushed up by the city of Milan.
There are no stations in the municipality. The nearest, Albairate-Vermezzo, is on the line to Milan just over the boundary; otherwise people drive. The market is made up of terraced and semi-detached houses and recent blocks of flats, with a few farmsteads converted into homes.
Earthquake risk is low. Vermezzo con Zelo is in seismic zone 4 of the Civil Protection classification, like 73 municipalities in the metropolitan area, while the other 60 are in zone 3, and the expected ground acceleration is about 0.044 g. For a recent home, the energy rating, the quality of the finish and the service charges matter most.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report finds the land parcel from the address. Deeds from before the merger may list properties under Vermezzo or Zelo Surrigone. On a plain of rice fields and channels, with groundwater close to the surface, ask whether cellars and garages have ever flooded.
Key points
- Formed in 2019 by merging Vermezzo and Zelo Surrigone.
- Population up 11.4% since 2011.
- Over-65s at 18.7%, average age 43.1.
- Seismic zone 4, expected acceleration about 0.044 g.
Overview
Vermezzo con Zelo is a municipality in the province of Milano, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 5,910 residents, ranked 93 of 133 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Vermezzo con Zelo 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 11.4%. The estimated average age is 43 years, lower than the province average (46). 19% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Vermezzo con Zelo declared an average taxable income of 27,949 euros, below the provincial average (33,635 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Vermezzo con Zelo is in climate zone E, with 2,586 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 119 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Vermezzo con Zelo has 5 schools. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 2 healthcare facilities and 1 sports facility.
The data shows no pharmacies within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.3 per 1,000 residents.
Public transport
The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Vermezzo con Zelo.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 13.4% of the land in Vermezzo con Zelo, compared with 32.0% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.6 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Vermezzo con Zelo 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 Vermezzo con Zelo; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Vermezzo con Zelo: 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 Vermezzo con Zelo 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 21 inhabited census areas in Vermezzo con Zelo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.2%
- fair 3.1%
- good 96.7%
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
- 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 015251. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.