Azzano San Paolo: 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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Azzano San Paolo, on Bergamo's southern edge
Azzano San Paolo borders Bergamo to the south, in the strip of plain where the city's outskirts, the commuter towns and retail parks run into each other without a break. Orio al Serio airport is a few kilometres away, as are the ring road and the A4 motorway junctions.
It is heavily built up, with nearly half its land covered by buildings and roads, and the market is mostly flats in apartment blocks, terraced houses and semi-detached homes. Overture Maps shows plenty of sports facilities, 11 in all, and bars and restaurants (5.92 per 1,000 residents against 4.08 in the province). There is no railway station in the municipality, so most people drive into Bergamo. Anyone buying close to the flight paths should listen to the noise at different times of day before deciding.
The population is steady: 7,600 residents at the end of 2023, according to Istat, the national statistics office, as many as in 2011 (7,597). The average age of 45.6 is in line with the province (45.2), over-65s make up 23.0% and foreign residents 12.0%. Declared incomes are close to the Bergamo average.
All municipalities in the province of Bergamo are in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection Department's classification, and in Azzano the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.116 g. For buyers, the age of the building, shared costs, the energy rating and, near the main roads, traffic noise matter more.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report traces the address back to its plot. On such an urbanised plain, crossed by irrigation channels, flood hazard depends heavily on location and is checked for each address.
Key points
- Borders Bergamo, a few km from Orio al Serio airport.
- 7,600 residents, as many as in 2011.
- 11 sports facilities, above the provincial rate per resident.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.116 g.
Overview
Azzano San Paolo is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 7,600 residents, ranked 37 of 243 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Azzano San Paolo 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 0.116 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 12.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Azzano San Paolo declared an average taxable income of 27,018 euros, in line with the province (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Azzano San Paolo is in climate zone E, with 2,506 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 230 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Azzano San Paolo has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities, 11 sports facilities and 1 green area.
There are 0.4 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.9).
Public transport
The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Azzano San Paolo.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 48.8% of the land in Azzano San Paolo, 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
Azzano San Paolo is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Lombardia in 2023. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. 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 Azzano San Paolo. 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 Azzano San Paolo: 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 Azzano San Paolo 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 28 inhabited census areas in Azzano San Paolo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 3.9%
- fair 74.6%
- good 21.5%
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 016016. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.