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Barzana: 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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Barzana, the first hills north-west of Bergamo

Barzana is a small municipality in the province of Bergamo that has gained residents in recent years. It sits on the first hills north-west of the city, where the plain starts climbing towards the valleys, and it feels residential: detached houses, small blocks of flats, a few old farm clusters and industrial units in the nearby business areas. Bergamo is a short drive away, traffic permitting.

The Istat figures (Istat is Italy's national statistics office) explain the place well. There are 2,026 residents in 2023, up 13.2% on the 1,790 of 2011. The average age is 42.0 against 45.2 in the province, and 16.5% are over 65, far fewer than the provincial 22.5%: it is a place chosen by families with children. Foreign residents make up 4.2%. Declared incomes are slightly above the Bergamo average.

For buyers the choice is often between new builds, with better energy ratings, and older houses that cost less but need work. The area is heavily built up for a hill municipality, so private gardens make a real difference between one property and another. Plan on a car for getting around, and check from the address how far schools, shops and services are.

Barzana is in seismic zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.089 g in the built-up area, a moderate value. For recent buildings ask for the structural documents; for older ones, check the roof and floors. The report adds the official landslide and flood maps for the address and the Revenue Agency cadastral maps, which are published here.

Key points

  • Residential municipality on the hills north-west of Bergamo.
  • Population up 13.2% since 2011.
  • 16.5% over 65, against 22.5% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.089 g.

Overview

Barzana is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,026 residents, ranked 145 of 243 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Barzana 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 0.089 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 13.2%. The estimated average age is 42 years, lower than the province average (45). 17% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Barzana declared an average taxable income of 27,336 euros, in line with the province (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Barzana is in climate zone E, with 2,496 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 300 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Barzana has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility, 2 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 27.7% of the land in Barzana, 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

Barzana 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 Barzana.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Barzana: 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 Barzana 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 16 inhabited census areas in Barzana. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 43.5%
  • good 56.5%

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

ISTAT code 016021. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.