Novate Milanese
Novate Milanese is a small town in Lombardy, Italy, about 8 kilometers northwest of Milan. It is part of the Metropolitan City of Milan and borders Bollate, Baranzate, Cormano, and Milan.
The town covers about 5.5 square kilometers and has a population of around 20,000 people (20,033 in 2018), giving it a population density of about 3,600 inhabitants per square kilometer. The residents are called Novatesi. Novate Milanese sits at about 146 meters above sea level. In Lombard, the town is known as Novàa.
Novate Milanese was granted city status by a presidential decree on January 16, 2004.
Transport: The area used to have a station on the Milan–Saronno railway and is served by Milan’s suburban lines S1 and S3. A bus line operated by ATM connects Novate Milanese with Affori.
Notable people from Novate Milanese include writer and artist Giovanni Testori and cycling organizer Vincenzo Torriani.
Key facts: the postal code is 20026 and the telephone area code is 02. The patron saints are Gervasius and Protasius, celebrated on June 19. The official website is comune.novate-milanese.mi.it.
This page was last edited on 29 January 2026, at 12:21 (CET).