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Caprino Bergamasco: 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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Caprino Bergamasco, the San Martino valley between Bergamo and Lecco

Caprino Bergamasco is one of the villages of the Valle San Martino, the valley that climbs from the border with the province of Lecco into the Bergamo pre-Alps, north-west of Bergamo. The centre sits at around 315 metres on the lower slopes of Monte Albenza, and the municipality includes hamlets higher up the hillside and scattered clusters among woods and meadows.

It lies halfway between Bergamo and Lecco, two cities that offer jobs and services, and the Adda river is not far. The valley roads are often busy at rush hour, though, so commuters should try the journey before deciding. Homes range from old stone clusters to newer villas and blocks of flats lower down. On the slope, gradient, access and aspect matter, especially in winter.

There were 3,042 residents in 2023, down 2.7% on 2011. The mean age is 45.8 against 45.2 for the province, over-65s are 22.5% and foreign residents 7.9%. Declared incomes are slightly below the Bergamo average.

Every municipality in the province of Bergamo is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification. In Caprino the expected ground acceleration is 0.072 g, a low value, so in older houses the roof, damp in walls built against the slope and the systems matter more. On the Albenza slopes the report checks the official landslide maps for the address, as well as the Revenue Agency cadastral data, which are published.

Key points

  • Valle San Martino, at the foot of Monte Albenza.
  • Halfway between Bergamo and Lecco; busy roads at rush hour.
  • 3,042 residents, down 2.7% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, low acceleration (0.072 g).

Overview

Caprino Bergamasco is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,042 residents, ranked 123 of 243 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Caprino Bergamasco 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 0.072 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 2.7%. 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 7.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Caprino Bergamasco declared an average taxable income of 26,445 euros, in line with the province (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Caprino Bergamasco is in climate zone E, with 2,517 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 315 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Caprino Bergamasco has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 3 sports facilities.

The data shows no healthcare facilities 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 Caprino Bergamasco.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 10.7% of the land in Caprino Bergamasco, 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

Caprino Bergamasco 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 Caprino Bergamasco.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Caprino Bergamasco: 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 Caprino Bergamasco 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 26 inhabited census areas in Caprino Bergamasco. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 31.1%
  • good 68.6%
  • very good 0.3%

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 016052. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.