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Viganò: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Lecco, Lombardia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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Viganò, a village in the hills of the Lecco Brianza

Between Lecco and Monza, in the hilly part of the Brianza, Viganò covers a green stretch of hillside at nearly four hundred metres, with a compact centre and houses scattered among meadows and copses. The land around it is dense with villages, businesses and busy provincial roads.

For buyers, commuting is what counts. People work in Lecco, in the Brianza or in Milan and drive every day, because no trains stop in the village. The stations are in neighbouring towns, so measure the real journey before choosing. Housing is mostly detached and semi-detached homes and restored old courtyard houses; anyone looking for a garden and quiet finds here what costs more on the plain. Local services are limited to 1 pharmacy, 1 supermarket and 2 school sites.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 2,067 residents in 2023, up 2.7% on 2011. The average age of 46.7 is practically the provincial figure (46.6), with 24.4% over 65 and 5.3% foreign nationals. Declared incomes are above the average for the province of Lecco.

Viganò is in seismic zone 3, like 63 other municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of 0.056 g, a low level. In old courtyard houses the weak points are more often the roof and damp than the structure.

On hillside plots, sloping gardens and small streams need assessing one by one. The report starts from the address, finds the parcel on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps and checks the official hazard maps.

Key points

  • Hillside village in the Lecco Brianza, among meadows.
  • Population up 2.7% since 2011.
  • Incomes above the Lecco provincial average.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.056 g.

Overview

Viganò is a municipality in the province of Lecco, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,067 residents, ranked 56 of 84 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Viganò is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (64 of 84) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.056 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 2.7%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Viganò declared an average taxable income of 30,141 euros, above the provincial average (28,624 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Viganò is in climate zone E, with 2,623 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 390 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Viganò has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 2 parks and green areas.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 41.7% of the land in Viganò, compared with 12.1% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Viganò 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 contaminated sites in Viganò.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Viganò: 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 Viganò 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 10 inhabited census areas in Viganò. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 73 or more.

Residents by band

  • good 100.0%

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 097090. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.