Chignolo d'Isola: 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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Chignolo d'Isola, in the Isola Bergamasca between Adda and Brembo
The Isola Bergamasca, the Bergamo island, is the triangle of plain and low hills enclosed by the rivers Adda and Brembo west of Bergamo, and Chignolo d'Isola lies in its lower part, at around 230 metres. It is a heavily built-up area of residential villages side by side, industrial sheds and busy roads. Bergamo, Lecco and the outskirts of Milan can all be reached by car, and the A4 motorway runs not far away.
It is a growing municipality with many young families. In 2023 there were 3,407 residents, up 6.0% since 2011, with 193 more people, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 43.1, against 45.2 in the province, and over-65s are only 18.3%, against 22.5% for the province. Foreign nationals are 9.7%.
The market mostly offers terraced and semi-detached houses and blocks of flats built in recent decades, with few old buildings. Average incomes are a little below the provincial average. The open public transport data list no stops in the municipality, which matters if you do not drive, so use the report to check the real distance from the address to schools, shops and services.
The whole province of Bergamo is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, and in Chignolo d'Isola the expected ground acceleration is about 0.090 g. For recent homes, ask for the certificate of habitability and the structural documents; for those from the 1970s and 1980s, check insulation and the heating and electrics.
The report checks the official flood maps for the address. Cadastral maps from the Revenue Agency are available.
Key points
- Isola Bergamasca, between Adda and Brembo, west of Bergamo.
- Up 6.0% since 2011, over-65s at 18.3%.
- Seismic zone 3, like the whole province of Bergamo.
- Recent homes; no bus stops in the open data.
Overview
Chignolo d'Isola is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,407 residents, ranked 114 of 243 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Chignolo d'Isola 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 0.090 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 6.0%. The estimated average age is 43 years, lower than the province average (45). 18% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 9.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Chignolo d'Isola declared an average taxable income of 24,846 euros, below the provincial average (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Chignolo d'Isola is in climate zone E, with 2,395 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 229 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Chignolo d'Isola has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility and 2 sports facilities.
There are 0.6 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.3).
Public transport
The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Chignolo d'Isola.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 20.8% of the land in Chignolo d'Isola, 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
Chignolo d'Isola 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 Chignolo d'Isola; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Chignolo d'Isola: 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 Chignolo d'Isola 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 22 inhabited census areas in Chignolo d'Isola. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 10.1%
- good 89.9%
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 016072. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.