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Calvenzano: 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 Firenze 1, Calvenzano.

Calvenzano, the lower Bergamo plain next to Treviglio

Gera d'Adda is the name for the part of the lower Bergamo plain towards the river Adda, and Calvenzano belongs to it, a few kilometres south of Treviglio and close to Caravaggio. The countryside is flat and watered by irrigation ditches, with farmsteads, maize fields and livestock farms, and the village has spread in recent decades with estates of detached houses and small blocks of flats.

For anyone working in Milan or Bergamo, Treviglio is the trump card, barely a quarter of an hour away: its station has frequent trains to Milan and Brescia, and the Brebemi motorway runs close by. In the village itself services are basic, 21 in all according to the data, and the public transport data shows no stops in the municipality. Life without a car is hard.

This is a growing municipality. At the end of 2023 there were 4,444 residents, 383 more than in 2011, an increase of 9.4%. The average age of 44.4 is below the province (45.2), over-65s make up 21.2% and foreign residents 9.0%. Declared incomes are in line with the Bergamo average.

Much of the housing is recent, and for these homes the useful questions are about the energy rating, the quality of the heating and electrics, and service charges. The historic core still has old courtyard houses, where damp and roofs need careful checking.

Seismic risk is moderate: Calvenzano is in zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, like the other 242 municipalities in the province of Bergamo, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.100 g. On a plain crossed by ditches and irrigation channels, the report also checks the official flood maps for the address.

Key points

  • Gera d'Adda, a few km from Treviglio station.
  • 4,444 residents, up 9.4% since 2011.
  • Average age 44.4, below the province (45.2).
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration of about 0.100 g.

Overview

Calvenzano is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 4,444 residents, ranked 88 of 243 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Calvenzano 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 0.100 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 9.4%. The estimated average age is 44 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 9.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Calvenzano declared an average taxable income of 27,092 euros, in line with the province (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Calvenzano is in climate zone E, with 2,383 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 113 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Calvenzano has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 healthcare facilities, 3 sports facilities and 1 green area.

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 Calvenzano.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 22.5% of the land in Calvenzano, 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

Calvenzano 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 Calvenzano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Calvenzano: 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 Calvenzano 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 25 inhabited census areas in Calvenzano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 3.3%
  • good 96.7%

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 016047. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.