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Bolgare: 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 ai Dossi 1, Bolgare.

Bolgare, Bergamo plain towards the Brescia border

South-east of Bergamo the plain widens towards the border with the province of Brescia, and Bolgare sits right in this band: fields, craft and industrial zones, and further north the hills leading towards Lake Iseo. The town has grown a lot in a short time, with new neighbourhoods of villas and apartment blocks around the centre.

For people working in Bergamo or Brescia, what counts is the A4 motorway, with a junction a few kilometres away, and the provincial roads; there is no railway station in the municipality and almost every journey is by car.

The figures confirm the growth: 6,680 residents at the end of 2023 according to Istat, the national statistics office, up 16.0% on 2011. The population is much younger than the provincial average, with an estimated average age of 40.8 against 45.2 and over-65s at 15.8% against 22.5%. Foreign residents make up 13.9% and households average 2.57 people. Declared incomes are slightly below the Bergamo average.

All 243 municipalities in the province of Bergamo are in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification. In Bolgare expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.130 g. Villas built in the last twenty years follow updated standards; in farmsteads converted into homes, find out how the walls and floors were strengthened.

The plain is crossed by irrigation ditches and small watercourses, and flood hazard is checked for the address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published and the report pinpoints the plot.

Key points

  • Plain south-east of Bergamo, towards the Brescia border.
  • Population up 16.0% since 2011.
  • Average age 40.8, over-65s at 15.8%.
  • Seismic zone 3, like the whole province.

Overview

Bolgare is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 6,680 residents, ranked 44 of 243 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bolgare 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 0.130 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 16.0%. The estimated average age is 41 years, lower than the province average (45). 16% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 13.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.6 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bolgare declared an average taxable income of 25,631 euros, in line with the province (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bolgare is in climate zone E, with 2,462 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 199 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bolgare has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 2 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

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 Bolgare.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 28.1% of the land in Bolgare, 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

Bolgare 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 Bolgare, 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 Bolgare: 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 Bolgare 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 32 inhabited census areas in Bolgare. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.6%
  • fair 44.9%
  • good 54.5%

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 016028. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.