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Cavernago: 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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Cavernago, Malpaga castle and the Serio plain

Cavernago is a municipality on the plain south-east of Bergamo, in the countryside near the Serio river. Its name is linked above all to Malpaga castle, in the hamlet of the same name, the residence of the condottiero (mercenary captain) Bartolomeo Colleoni, with its fresco cycles and the rural village around it. The main village also has a castle of its own, beside the centre.

Cavernago has grown a great deal in recent years: 2,869 residents in 2023, up 14.4% since 2011. The population is young, with a mean age of 41.1 against 45.2 in the province and only 15.6% over 65. Foreign nationals make up 11.6%, and declared incomes are close to the provincial average.

Buyers mostly find recent homes, villas and flats in small blocks built over the last few decades, as well as farmhouses in the countryside. Bergamo, the surrounding industrial areas and the roads to Brescia and Milan are within driving distance, and the car remains the way to get almost everywhere. In new homes, check the energy rating and the quality of the systems; in farmhouses, the state of the roof and walls.

On earthquakes, all 243 municipalities in the province of Bergamo are in zone 3, and here the expected ground acceleration is 0.129 g. Near the Serio and the irrigation channels, the report checks the official flood maps for the address.

Key points

  • Plain south-east of Bergamo, near the Serio
  • Malpaga castle, home of Bartolomeo Colleoni
  • Up 14.4%, mean age 41.1
  • Seismic zone 3, acceleration 0.129 g

Overview

Cavernago is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,869 residents, ranked 129 of 243 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cavernago 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 14.4%. The estimated average age is 41 years, lower than the province average (45). 16% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 11.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cavernago declared an average taxable income of 25,980 euros, in line with the province (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cavernago is in climate zone E, with 2,369 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 199 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cavernago has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 2 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 Cavernago.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 14.8% of the land in Cavernago, compared with 12.0% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.5 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Cavernago is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Lombardia in 2023. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. 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 Cavernago.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cavernago: 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 Cavernago 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 15 inhabited census areas in Cavernago. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 52 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.2%
  • fair 97.8%

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 016066. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.