Skip to content
Vicinalia
Italiano Sign up

Brembate di Sopra: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Bergamo, Lombardia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

Liveability index free for any address

Search for an address in Brembate di Sopra

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 Gaetano Donizetti 1, Brembate di Sopra.

Brembate di Sopra, in the Isola west of Bergamo

Brembate di Sopra belongs to the Isola bergamasca, the strip of land enclosed by the Adda and Brembo rivers west of Bergamo (isola means island). The town lies on the plain but right below the first hills, which lead north to Monte Canto and the Imagna valley. In recent decades it has grown as a residential town, with small industrial areas on its edges and a centre that has kept few old houses.

Bergamo is close, about ten kilometres away, but getting there mostly means driving. The official public transport timetables list no stops in the municipality, and the handiest stations are those along the Brembo, such as Ponte San Pietro, on the line to Bergamo and Milan. Buyers here should count on needing a car and on rush-hour traffic on the roads of the Isola.

There were 7,979 residents in 2023, 2.7% more than in 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The estimated average age is 45.6, slightly above the provincial 45.2, and over-65s make up 23.6% against 22.5% across the province. Foreign residents account for 6.5%, and households average 2.44 people, a sign of homes lived in by families with children. Average declared income is in line with the province.

All 243 municipalities in the province of Bergamo are in seismic zone 3, a medium to low hazard band in the Civil Protection classification. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.091 g. For houses and small blocks built between the 1970s and the 1990s, ask for the year of the building design and, if you are planning a major renovation, consider seismic and energy upgrades together, as they are often done on the same job.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here, so the report goes from house number to plot. Closer to the hills, the report also measures the elevation and slope of the ground.

Key points

  • In the Isola bergamasca, about ten kilometres from Bergamo.
  • Population up 2.7% since 2011; households of 2.44.
  • Seismic zone 3 across the whole province of Bergamo.
  • No stops in the official timetables: stations are along the Brembo.

Overview

Brembate di Sopra is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 7,979 residents, ranked 35 of 243 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Brembate di Sopra 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 0.091 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 2.7%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 6.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Brembate di Sopra declared an average taxable income of 27,218 euros, in line with the province (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Brembate di Sopra is in climate zone E, with 2,449 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 267 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Brembate di Sopra has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities, 8 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 Brembate di Sopra.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 43.6% of the land in Brembate di Sopra, 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

Brembate di Sopra 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 Brembate di Sopra. 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 Brembate di Sopra: 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 Brembate di Sopra 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 33 inhabited census areas in Brembate di Sopra. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.7%
  • fair 65.0%
  • good 34.3%

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 016038. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.