Alzano Lombardo: 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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Alzano Lombardo, the Val Seriana tram and the Serio river
Alzano Lombardo is one of the first towns of the lower Val Seriana as you head up from Bergamo, on the valley floor of the Serio river where the plain gives way to the mountainsides. The old centre, with the basilica of San Martino, lies low near the river; villages such as Nese and Monte di Nese climb the slopes, with more scattered houses and uphill roads.
For Bergamo there is the valley tramway, line T1 from Bergamo to Albino, which has stops in Alzano. The open timetable data used to count stops in the automatic part of this page do not yet include it, so the tram may not show there. By car the city is close, but at rush hour the valley road is often busy.
House hunters will find flats in apartment blocks on the valley floor, older buildings in the historic centre and, in the villages higher up, detached houses with views and gardens.
There were 13,495 residents in 2023, down 0.7% since 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office, so broadly stable. The estimated mean age is 45.9 against 45.2 for the province, over-65s are 23.3% and foreign residents 8.7%. Declared incomes are close to the provincial average.
Like all 243 municipalities in the province of Bergamo, Alzano is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.110 g. The river and the slopes matter more here than earthquakes: near the Serio the report checks flood hazard, on the hillsides landslide hazard, always at the exact address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps.
Key points
- Lower Val Seriana, linked to Bergamo by the T1 tram.
- Broadly stable population, down 0.7% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.110 g.
- River and slopes: check flood and landslide hazard at the address.
Overview
Alzano Lombardo is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 13,495 residents, among the most populous in the province (9 of 243).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Alzano Lombardo 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 0.110 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Alzano Lombardo declared an average taxable income of 26,594 euros, in line with the province (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Alzano Lombardo is in climate zone E, with 2,432 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 304 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Alzano Lombardo has 9 schools and 5 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 7 grocery shops and supermarkets, 5 healthcare facilities, 8 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.
There are 0.4 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 Alzano Lombardo.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 16.0% of the land in Alzano Lombardo, compared with 12.0% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
Radon and contaminated sites
Alzano Lombardo 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 Alzano Lombardo; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Alzano Lombardo: 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 Alzano Lombardo 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 44 inhabited census areas in Alzano Lombardo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 26.9%
- good 73.1%
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 016008. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.