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Castelli Calepio: 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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Castelli Calepio, on the Oglio between Bergamo and Brescia

The plural name ("the Calepio castles") says how the municipality is made up: several villages joined together, with Tagliuno, Cividino and Calepio as the main centres, on the Bergamo bank of the river Oglio just downstream from Lake Iseo. The river marks the border with the province of Brescia, and the hills behind are those of Valcalepio, a wine-growing area.

Alongside the vineyards there is plenty of industry. Firms and warehouses line the provincial roads and the A4 motorway, and built-up land covers a large share of the area. The nearest links are the Grumello del Monte motorway exit and the station on the Bergamo to Brescia railway, both in the neighbouring municipality; the open public transport timetables show no stops inside Castelli Calepio itself.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 10,389 residents, up 8.1% since 2011. The average age (44.0) is a little below the province of Bergamo (45.2) and foreign residents make up 15.6%, many of them working for local firms. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Buyers have to choose between the villages on the flat, close to roads and factories, and the hamlets in the hills, quieter but with steep lanes. Near the Oglio and the streams running down from the hills, the report checks the official flood hazard maps; on the slopes it looks at landslides and gradient. It is also worth checking how close the house is to industrial areas, for noise and lorry traffic.

The seismic hazard is low: all 243 municipalities in the province of Bergamo are in seismic zone 3, and here the expected ground acceleration is about 0.134 g. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report finds the land parcel from the address.

Key points

  • On the Oglio at the Brescia border, below the Valcalepio hills.
  • 10,389 residents, up 8.1% since 2011.
  • Foreign residents 15.6%, much industry near the A4.
  • Seismic zone 3, like the whole province of Bergamo.

Overview

Castelli Calepio is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 10,389 residents, among the most populous in the province (17 of 243).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castelli Calepio 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 0.134 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 8.1%. 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 15.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castelli Calepio declared an average taxable income of 25,867 euros, in line with the province (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Castelli Calepio is in climate zone E, with 2,388 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 224 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Castelli Calepio has 6 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities and 4 sports facilities.

There are 0.3 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.5).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 36.3% of the land in Castelli Calepio, compared with 12.0% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Castelli Calepio 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 3 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Castelli Calepio. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Castelli Calepio: 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 Castelli Calepio 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 69 inhabited census areas in Castelli Calepio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.7%
  • fair 28.1%
  • good 71.2%

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 016062. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.