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Brumano: 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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For example: Via Cornelli 1, Brumano.

Brumano, at the top of the Valle Imagna below the Resegone

At the top of the Valle Imagna, where the valley closes against the Bergamo side of the Resegone, Brumano sits above nine hundred metres among meadows, woods and small clusters of stone houses. The climate is zone F, with long winters and cool summers, and the landscape is that of the Bergamo pre-Alps, far from the traffic of the plain.

Unlike many mountain villages, Brumano has gained residents: Istat, the national statistics office, counted 129 in 2023, 35.8% more than the 95 of 2011. Its age profile is in line with the province, too: an average age of 44.7 against 45.2, with over-65s at 20.9%. Households average 2.05 people, and declared incomes are just below the provincial average.

For a buyer, the road is the key point. Bergamo and the towns lower down are reached by car along the Valle Imagna, on a winding route that needs care in winter. Houses are often stone, with thick walls and roofs worth checking; ask for heating consumption figures and look at the insulation.

On earthquakes there is no difference from the rest of the area: all 243 municipalities in the province of Bergamo are in seismic zone 3 of the national classification, and in Brumano the expected ground acceleration is about 0.062 g.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the municipality. At the foot of a mountain like the Resegone, the report checks slope, landslides and watercourses on the official maps for the address.

Key points

  • At the top of the Valle Imagna, at the foot of the Resegone.
  • 129 residents in 2023, up 35.8% since 2011.
  • Average age 44.7, over-65s at 20.9%.
  • All 243 Bergamo municipalities in seismic zone 3.

Overview

Brumano is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 129 residents, among the smallest in the province (239 of 243).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Brumano 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 0.062 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 35.8%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Brumano declared an average taxable income of 24,882 euros, below the provincial average (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Brumano is in climate zone F, with 3,363 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 911 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, Brumano has 1 grocery shop and 1 green area.

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 Brumano.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 2.4% of the land in Brumano, 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

Brumano is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Lombardia in 2023. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. 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 Brumano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Brumano: 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 Brumano 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 2 inhabited census areas in Brumano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 016041. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.