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Bottanuco: 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 Dante Alighieri 2, Bottanuco.

Bottanuco, on the Adda in Bergamo's Isola

The river Adda marks the western boundary of Bottanuco, one of the municipalities of the Isola bergamasca, the stretch of plain enclosed between the Adda and the Brembo south-west of Bergamo. The river runs in a deep channel between high, wooded banks within the Adda Nord regional park, and the far bank is already another province. The town has grown around its old core with detached houses, small blocks of flats and workshops, as is typical of this part of the Bergamo area.

Nearly everyone drives. The Capriate junction on the A4 motorway is close and leads towards Bergamo or Milan without going through town centres, although the roads of the Isola fill up at rush hour. When looking at a house, check which road it faces and how far it is from the industrial areas.

At the end of 2023 there were 5,084 residents according to Istat, the national statistics office, a change of -1.8% since the 2011 census. The average age is 45.7, against 45.2 in the province of Bergamo, over-65s make up 23.0% and foreign residents 8.0%. Households have 2.37 people on average.

Like the other 242 municipalities in the province, Bottanuco is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.087 g. For a house from the 1960s or 1970s, insulation, systems and roof matter most; for the courtyard houses in the centre, the state of walls and floors.

The river needs attention only for the few buildings close to the bank and to the valley's steep edges, where flooding and slope stability both count, and the report checks them for the address. The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps and the land parcel can be traced from the address.

Key points

  • In the Isola bergamasca, on the left bank of the Adda.
  • Close to the Capriate junction on the A4, travel mostly by car.
  • 5,084 residents, average age 45.7.
  • Seismic zone 3, like the rest of the province.

Overview

Bottanuco is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 5,084 residents, ranked 71 of 243 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bottanuco 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 0.087 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 1.8%. 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 8.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bottanuco declared an average taxable income of 24,598 euros, below the provincial average (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bottanuco is in climate zone E, with 2,495 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 222 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bottanuco has 5 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 healthcare facility.

There are 0.2 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 Bottanuco.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 29.5% of the land in Bottanuco, compared with 12.0% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.0 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Bottanuco 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 Bottanuco.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Bottanuco: 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 Bottanuco 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 22 inhabited census areas in Bottanuco. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 9.5%
  • good 90.5%

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 016034. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.