Castione della Presolana: 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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Castione della Presolana, a resort below the Presolana
The limestone walls of the Presolana form the backdrop to the whole municipality: Castione sits on the upland between the Val Seriana and the pass leading towards the Val di Scalve, at around 900 metres, and has long been one of the busiest holiday resorts in the Bergamo area. Besides the main village there are the hamlets of Bratto and Dorga, which grew with hotels, residences and holiday homes.
A large share of homes here are second homes, used in summer and on winter weekends. The market therefore has two sides: flats in apartment blocks and holiday residences, numerous and of varying age, and the houses of people who live here all year. For a holiday flat, what matters is service charges, heating, the state of facades and roofs, and how long it stands empty. The climate is cold, in climate zone F.
There were 3,284 residents in 2023, down 4.9% on 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age of 48.3 is higher than the 45.2 of the province of Bergamo, and over-65s are 25.9%. Foreign residents make up 2.8%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
Like all 243 municipalities in the province, Castione is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, with an expected acceleration of about 0.081 g. For apartment blocks built quickly during the tourist boom years, it is worth asking whether the structure has been assessed.
In the mountains the ground matters: the report checks the official landslide and stream maps for the address and finds the parcel on the cadastral maps.
Key points
- Upland below the Presolana, at around 900 metres.
- Hamlets of Bratto and Dorga, many second homes.
- 3,284 residents, down 4.9% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.081 g.
Overview
Castione della Presolana is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,284 residents, ranked 117 of 243 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castione della Presolana 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 0.081 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 4.9%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (45). 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 2.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castione della Presolana declared an average taxable income of 22,905 euros, below the provincial average (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Castione della Presolana is in climate zone F, with 3,305 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 870 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Castione della Presolana has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 2 sports facilities and 4 parks and green areas.
There are 0.9 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).
Public transport
The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Castione della Presolana.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 4.5% of the land in Castione della Presolana, 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
Castione della Presolana is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area by the Regione Lombardia in 2023. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is high. 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 Castione della Presolana; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Castione della Presolana: 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 Castione della Presolana 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 38 inhabited census areas in Castione della Presolana. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 61.0%
- good 39.0%
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 016064. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.