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Bresso
Bress (Lombard)
Comune di Bresso
Cavour Square in Bresso
Cavour Square in Bresso
Coat of arms of Bresso
Location of Bresso
Map
Map
Bresso is located in Italy
Bresso
Bresso
Location of Bresso in Italy
Bresso is located in Lombardy
Bresso
Bresso
Bresso (Lombardy)
Coordinates: 45°32′N 9°11′E / 45.533°N 9.183°E / 45.533; 9.183
CountryItaly
RegionLombardy
Metropolitan cityMilan (MI)
Government
 • MayorSimone Cairo
Area
 • Total
3.38 km2 (1.31 sq mi)
Elevation
142 m (466 ft)
Population
 (2025)[2]
 • Total
26,530
 • Density7,800/km2 (20,000/sq mi)
DemonymBressesi
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (CEST)
Postal code
20091
Dialing code02
WebsiteOfficial website

Bresso (Milanese: Bress [ˈbrɛs]) is a municipality (comune) in the Metropolitan City of Milan in the Italian region Lombardy, located about 8 kilometres (5 mi) north of Milan. As of 2025, it has a population of 26,530 inhabitants and a population density of 7,849 persons/km², making it the most densely populated municipality in Italy outside the Province of Naples.

Bresso borders the following municipalities: Cinisello Balsamo, Cusano Milanino, Sesto San Giovanni, Cormano and Milan.

Milan's general aviation airfield is located at Bresso and is the home of the Aero Club Milano and Aero Club Bresso.

Demographics

Historical population
YearPop.±%
18611,496—    
18711,578+5.5%
18811,728+9.5%
19012,039+18.0%
19112,504+22.8%
19212,555+2.0%
19313,615+41.5%
19363,822+5.7%
YearPop.±%
19514,575+19.7%
196111,655+154.8%
197132,043+174.9%
198132,650+1.9%
199130,119−7.8%
200127,132−9.9%
201125,712−5.2%
202126,081+1.4%
Source: ISTAT[3][4]

Transport

Bresso Airport is in the commune.

References

  1. ^ "Superficie di Comuni Province e Regioni italiane al 9 ottobre 2011". Italian National Institute of Statistics. Retrieved 16 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Monthly Demographic Balance". ISTAT.
  3. ^ "Popolazione residente e presente dei comuni. Censimenti dal 1861 al 1971" [Resident and present population of the municipalities. Censuses from 1861 to 1971] (PDF) (in Italian). ISTAT. 1971-10-24.
  4. ^ "Dashboard Permanent census of population and housing". ISTAT.