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Carvico: 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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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 Don A. Pedrinelli 1, Carvico.

Carvico, at the foot of Monte Canto in the Isola Bergamasca

Carvico lies in the Isola Bergamasca, the stretch of plain enclosed by the Adda and Brembo rivers, right at the foot of Monte Canto, the wooded hill that separates this area from the Pontida valley. It is an industrial town as well as a residential one: factories and warehouses take up a large part of the land, and the share of built-over ground is high for a place of this size.

For many people work is close to home, in local firms and in the neighbouring towns. Bergamo, Lecco and Milan are mostly reached by car, and the roads of the Isola are busy at rush hour. Buyers will find blocks of flats and detached houses from recent decades, a few farm courtyards in the old core and quieter homes on the side facing the hill. Look closely at what surrounds an address: sometimes a single road separates housing from industrial units.

The population is steady. Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 4,661 residents in 2023, a change of -0.1% since 2011. The average age is 45.5, much the same as the province (45.2); over-65s make up 22.9% and foreign residents 9.1%.

All 243 municipalities in the province of Bergamo are in seismic zone 3. In Carvico the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.077 g, a modest value, so in older houses insulation and heating and electrics matter most. On the slopes of Monte Canto, the report also checks the official landslide maps for the exact address.

Key points

  • Isola Bergamasca, at the foot of Monte Canto between Adda and Brembo.
  • Industrial town: check what lies around the address.
  • 4,661 residents, a change of -0.1% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.077 g.

Overview

Carvico is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 4,661 residents, ranked 81 of 243 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Carvico 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 0.077 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. 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 9.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Carvico declared an average taxable income of 26,077 euros, in line with the province (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Carvico is in climate zone E, with 2,477 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 287 metres above sea level.

Services

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

There are 0.2 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.3).

Public transport

The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Carvico.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 31.6% of the land in Carvico, 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

Carvico 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 Carvico.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Carvico: 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 Carvico 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 23 inhabited census areas in Carvico. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 1.9%
  • good 98.1%

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 016057. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.