Almenno San Bartolomeo: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Bergamo, Lombardia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Almenno San Bartolomeo, San Tomè and the mouth of Valle Imagna
The Romanesque rotunda of San Tomè, a round stone church standing in open meadows, is what makes Almenno San Bartolomeo known beyond the Bergamo area. The town lies north-west of Bergamo, between the river Brembo and the entrance to Valle Imagna, on the first slopes at around three hundred and fifty metres. It borders Almenno San Salvatore, with which it shares its history and its name.
It has grown noticeably in recent years: 6,543 residents in 2023, up 8.5% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office, a pattern common to the hill towns around Bergamo. You can see it in the age profile: over-65s make up 19.3% against 22.5% in the province, and the average age is 43.7. Foreign residents account for 3.9%, and average incomes are in line with the province.
Getting around almost always means a car. There is no railway station in the municipality, and people reach Bergamo by car or on regional buses; the report measures the distance from each address to stops, schools and shops. If you are looking at a house higher up, check the gradient of the road, winter access and heating costs, since the town is in climate zone E, which means cold winters.
All 243 municipalities in the province of Bergamo are in seismic zone 3, the second lowest on the Civil Protection Department's scale. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.088 g. For a house on the slopes, drainage, retaining walls and ground stability matter more than earthquakes.
The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are published, and the report identifies the land parcel. Landslide risk on the slopes towards Valle Imagna and flood risk near the streams are read for the exact address.
Key points
- Romanesque rotunda of San Tomè, at the mouth of Valle Imagna.
- 6,543 residents, up 8.5% since 2011.
- Over-65s at 19.3%, below the provincial average.
- Seismic zone 3, like the whole province of Bergamo.
Overview
Almenno San Bartolomeo is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 6,543 residents, ranked 48 of 243 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Almenno San Bartolomeo is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. All 243 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.088 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 8.5%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (45). 19% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 3.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Almenno San Bartolomeo declared an average taxable income of 26,915 euros, in line with the province (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Almenno San Bartolomeo is in climate zone E, with 2,500 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 352 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Almenno San Bartolomeo has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility, 3 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.
There are 0.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.5).
Public transport
The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Almenno San Bartolomeo.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 15.1% of the land in Almenno San Bartolomeo, compared with 12.0% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land shrank by 0.7 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Almenno San Bartolomeo 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Almenno San Bartolomeo, and 2 more have been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Almenno San Bartolomeo: 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 Almenno San Bartolomeo 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 52 inhabited census areas in Almenno San Bartolomeo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.6%
- fair 58.4%
- good 41.0%
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
- 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): 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 016006. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.