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Azzone: 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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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Via Santi 1, Azzone.

Azzone, high up in the Val di Scalve

The Val di Scalve is the easternmost of the Bergamo valleys, closed in by mountains where the province meets Brescia, and Azzone sits on one of its slopes at almost a thousand metres. The village looks across to the valley's mountains, with woods and pastures around it and small hamlets scattered over the hillsides. For secondary schools, hospitals and work people drive down towards Val Camonica or lower Val Seriana, on long mountain roads best taken calmly, especially in winter.

At this altitude the long winter affects everything. The climate zone is F and snow is normal, so judge a house on its sun exposure, wall thickness, heating system and access when the road is snowed up. On sloping ground and near streams, the report checks the official landslide and flood maps.

In 2023 there were 357 residents, 76 fewer than the 433 of 2011, a fall of 17.6% according to Istat, the national statistics office. It is an older population: the estimated average age is 53.4 against 45.2 in the province of Bergamo, and over-65s make up 35.0%, against 22.5%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

For earthquakes the picture is uniform: all 243 municipalities in the province of Bergamo are in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection scale. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.069 g, a low value; in older houses the priority remains a roof that can carry the weight of snow.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes Azzone's cadastral maps, so the report goes from the address to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Mountain village in Val di Scalve, at almost a thousand metres.
  • Long winters: roof, insulation and access in snow.
  • Over-65s at 35.0%, against 22.5% in the province.
  • All 243 municipalities around Bergamo in seismic zone 3.

Overview

Azzone is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 357 residents, among the smallest in the province (223 of 243).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Azzone 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 0.069 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 fallen by 17.6%. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (45). 35% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 1.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Azzone declared an average taxable income of 21,552 euros, below the provincial average (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Azzone is in climate zone F, with 3,451 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 973 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Azzone has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.9 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Azzone.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 1.4% of the land in Azzone, 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

Azzone 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 contaminated sites in Azzone.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Azzone: 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 Azzone 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 6 inhabited census areas in Azzone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 37.1%
  • good 62.9%

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

ISTAT code 016017. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.