Zibido San Giacomo: 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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Zibido San Giacomo, farmsteads and hamlets on the Pavia road
The double name already tells you that Zibido San Giacomo is made up of several settlements. Besides the two in its name there are hamlets such as Badile and San Pietro Cusico, scattered across the countryside south of Milan between Rozzano and Binasco. Most of the land is farmland within the Parco Agricolo Sud Milano, the agricultural park that rings the south of the city, with old farmsteads, irrigation ditches and fields; far less of it is built over than in the towns closer in.
Which hamlet you pick matters. Distance to schools and shops, traffic noise and travel time into the city all change. Timetable data show no train or bus stops in the municipality, and Milan is reached mainly by car, along the old Giovi road towards Rozzano or via the motorway to Genoa.
At the end of 2023 there were 6,709 residents, up 2.4% on 2011. The population is younger than that of the metropolitan city: estimated average age 44.0 against 45.6, over-65s at 18.5%. Foreign residents account for 5.5%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average, which Milan itself pushes up.
On earthquakes Zibido differs from much of the Milan area. It is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, like 60 municipalities in the province, while the majority, 73, are in zone 4. Expected ground acceleration is still low, about 0.050 g. In converted farmsteads and older houses it is worth asking how roofs and floors were rebuilt.
On flat land crossed by ditches and canals, flood hazard varies from spot to spot, and the report checks it for the address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published, so the report can trace the plot from the address.
Key points
- Several hamlets in the farmland south of Milan.
- Population up 2.4% since 2011; over-65s at 18.5%.
- Seismic zone 3, while most of the Milan area is zone 4.
- No train stop in the municipality: mostly a car commute.
Overview
Zibido San Giacomo is a municipality in the province of Milano, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 6,709 residents, ranked 88 of 133 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Zibido San Giacomo is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 60 of 133 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.
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.
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 2.4%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (46). 18% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Zibido San Giacomo declared an average taxable income of 27,119 euros, below the provincial average (33,635 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Zibido San Giacomo is in climate zone E, with 2,514 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 102 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Zibido San Giacomo has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 5 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 per 1,000 residents.
Public transport
The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Zibido San Giacomo.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 10.8% of the land in Zibido San Giacomo, compared with 32.0% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.1 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Zibido San Giacomo 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 Zibido San Giacomo; 3 have been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Zibido San Giacomo: 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 Zibido San Giacomo 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 47 inhabited census areas in Zibido San Giacomo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 1.4%
- fair 91.2%
- good 7.5%
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 015247. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.