Province of Monza and Brianza

The province of Monza and Brianza (Italian: provincia di Monza e della Brianza; Brianzoeu: provincia de Monscia e de la Brianza) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy.

Province of Monza and Brianza Provincia di Monza e della Brianza (Italian) Provincia de Monscia e de la Brianza (Lombard)
Province
The polo di via Grigna, the seat of the province
Flag Coat of arms
Map highlighting the location of the province of Monza and Brianza in Italy
Country	Italy
Region	Lombardy
Capital(s)	Monza
Comuni	55
Government
• President	Luca Santambrogio (Lega)
Area [1]
• Total	405 km2 (156 sq mi)
Population  (2025)[2]
• Total	879,752
• Density	2,200/km2 (5,600/sq mi)
GDP [3]
• Total	€24.901 billion (2015)
• Per capita	€28,777 (2015)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code	20900, 20811-20886
Telephone prefix	039, 0362, 02
Vehicle registration	MB
ISTAT	108

Description

Detailed map of the province

Historical regions of the province

It was officially created by splitting the north-eastern part from the province of Milan on 12 May 2004, and became executive after the provincial elections of 6 and 7 June 2009. The province had a population of 871,735 (2017) divided in 55 comuni (sg.: comune). It has an area of 405 square kilometres (156 sq mi), that is one of the smallest provincial territories of Italy and a population of about 0.9 million, with a population density of more than 2,000 people per square kilometre, given by its heavily urbanized territory that is part of the urban area of Milan. The capital and largest commune is Monza with 123,000 inhabitants, only 15 kilometres (9 mi) from Milan. The other largest municipalities are Seregno, Desio, Limbiate, Lissone, Vimercate, Cesano Maderno and Brugherio. It borders the provinces of Lecco and Como to the north, the province of Varese to the west, the province of Bergamo to the east and the Metropolitan City of Milan to the south-east.

Map of the province of Monza and Brianza

Municipalities

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1951	395,030	—
1961	489,305	+23.9%
1971	640,545	+30.9%
1981	699,516	+9.2%
1991	729,347	+4.3%
2001	766,631	+5.1%
2011	840,129	+9.6%
2021	870,407	+3.6%
Source: ISTAT[4]

Duomo of Monza

Lissone

Seregno

Here is a list of the most populated municipalities of the province.

Municipality	Population
Monza	123,776
Lissone	45,535
Seregno	45,189
Desio	41,960
Cesano Maderno	38,771
Limbiate	35,121
Brugherio	34,864
Vimercate	26,156
Giussano	25,916
Muggiò	24,428

The 55 comuni (municipalities)^[5][6] in the province are:

• Agrate Brianza
• Aicurzio
• Albiate
• Arcore
• Barlassina
• Bellusco
• Bernareggio
• Besana in Brianza
• Biassono
• Bovisio-Masciago
• Briosco
• Brugherio
• Burago di Molgora
• Busnago
• Camparada
• Caponago
• Carate Brianza
• Carnate
• Cavenago di Brianza
• Ceriano Laghetto
• Cesano Maderno
• Cogliate
• Concorezzo
• Cornate d'Adda
• Correzzana
• Desio
• Giussano
• Lazzate
• Lentate sul Seveso
• Lesmo
• Limbiate
• Lissone
• Macherio
• Meda
• Mezzago
• Misinto
• Monza
• Muggiò
• Nova Milanese
• Ornago
• Renate
• Roncello
• Ronco Briantino
• Seregno
• Seveso
• Sovico
• Sulbiate
• Triuggio
• Usmate Velate
• Varedo
• Vedano al Lambro
• Veduggio con Colzano
• Verano Brianza
• Villasanta
• Vimercate

Government

List of presidents of the province of Monza and Brianza

Royal Villa of Monza

	President	Term start	Term end	Party
1	Dario Allevi	8 June 2009	13 October 2014	The People of Freedom Forza Italia
2	Pietro Luigi Ponti	13 October 2014	26 June 2017	Democratic Party
3	Roberto Invernizzi	25 September 2017	26 May 2019	Democratic Party
4	Luca Santambrogio	27 July 2019	Incumbent	Lega

Transport

Autostrada A4 near Monza

Motorways

• Autostrada A4: Milan-Venice
• Autostrada A36: Cassano Magnago-Lentate sul Seveso
• Autostrada A51: Beltway around Milan
• Autostrada A52: Beltway around Milan
• Autostrada A58: Beltway around Milan

Railway lines

• Milan–Asso railway
• Milan–Chiasso railway
• Saronno–Seregno railway
• Seregno–Bergamo railway