Carobbio degli Angeli: 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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Carobbio degli Angeli, between plain and hills east of Bergamo
Carobbio degli Angeli lies where the Bergamo plain meets the first hills, east of Bergamo, between Gorlago and Chiuduno. The municipality has two parts: residential and industrial areas down on the flat, and wooded hills above with vineyards and scattered houses. The name joins the two historic villages, Carobbio and Santo Stefano degli Angeli.
The location suits people working in the province. Bergamo is a short drive outside rush hour, the A4 motorway runs a little to the south and to the north the road leads into the Val Cavallina. The market is mostly detached and terraced houses and recent flats on the plain, while on the hills there are detached houses with gardens, often on narrow, sloping roads.
It is a young municipality: the average age is 40.8 against 45.2 in the province of Bergamo, and people over 65 make up just 15.5%. In 2023 there were 4,891 residents, up 7.5% on 2011; households have 2.58 members on average and foreign residents account for 18.2%. Declared incomes are close to the provincial average.
Like all 243 municipalities in the province, Carobbio is in seismic zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.129 g. For houses on the hills and those built before the 1980s, ask for the paperwork on the structure and foundations.
On the hillsides ground stability needs checking plot by plot, and the small streams running down to the plain can swell in storms. The report checks landslide and flood risk at the address and uses the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps.
Key points
- Between plain and hills, between Gorlago and Chiuduno.
- Average age 40.8, over-65s at 15.5%.
- 4,891 residents, up 7.5% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3, acceleration about 0.129 g.
Overview
Carobbio degli Angeli is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 4,891 residents, ranked 78 of 243 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Carobbio degli Angeli 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 0.129 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 7.5%. The estimated average age is 41 years, lower than the province average (45). 15% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 18.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.6 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Carobbio degli Angeli declared an average taxable income of 26,359 euros, in line with the province (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Carobbio degli Angeli is in climate zone E, with 2,399 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 232 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Carobbio degli Angeli has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 sports facility.
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 Carobbio degli Angeli.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 23.3% of the land in Carobbio degli Angeli, 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
Carobbio degli Angeli 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 open contaminated sites in Carobbio degli Angeli; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Carobbio degli Angeli: 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 Carobbio degli Angeli 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 Carobbio degli Angeli. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 20.1%
- good 79.9%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Public transport timetables (GTFS): Trenord, Regione Lombardia - Trenord, orari ferroviari (GTFS). Licence CC BY 4.0, version 20261111.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Lombardia, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Lombardia. Licence CC0 1.0 (pubblico dominio), updated to 15 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 016055. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.