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Clusone: 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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For example: Via Fiorine 1, Clusone.

Clusone, the plateau town of the upper Val Seriana

Driving up the Val Seriana from Bergamo, past the industrial villages of the lower valley, the road reaches an open plateau at about 650 metres, where Clusone stands as the main town of the upper valley. Piazza dell'Orologio takes its name from the Fanzago planetary clock on the town hall tower, and the façade of the Oratorio dei Disciplini carries the frescoes of the Triumph of Death and the Dance of Death, some of the best-known images in Lombardy.

For the surrounding villages, Clusone is where people go to school, to the doctor and to shop. Healthcare facilities stand at 0.93 per 1,000 residents against a Bergamo average of 0.50, and supermarkets at 0.81 against 0.47. Cafés and restaurants are plentiful too, a sign of holiday homes and visitors heading for the Presolana mountains. Bergamo lies downhill, reached by car through the whole lower valley.

The population is older than the province. In 2023 there were 8,600 residents, down 0.9% since 2011; the average age is 47.0 against 45.2, 26.5% are over 65 against 22.5%, and foreign nationals make up 6.8%.

All 243 municipalities in the province of Bergamo are in seismic zone 3, and in Clusone expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.084 g. The climate matters more than earthquakes: cold, snowy winters make insulation, windows and the boiler important, and in holiday homes that are rarely used they need a careful check.

At the edges of the plateau the slopes steepen and the streams run fast. The report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the address, as well as the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral parcel.

Key points

  • Service town of the upper Val Seriana, at about 650 metres.
  • Healthcare and shops well above the provincial rate.
  • 26.5% over 65 against 22.5% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3; cold winters, check the insulation.

Overview

Clusone is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 8,600 residents, among the most populous in the province (25 of 243).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Clusone 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 0.084 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 47 years, higher than the province average (45). 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 6.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Clusone declared an average taxable income of 24,293 euros, below the provincial average (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Clusone is in climate zone E, with 3,000 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 648 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Clusone has 8 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 7 grocery shops and supermarkets, 8 healthcare facilities, 7 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 0.9 healthcare facilities 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 Clusone.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 7.8% of the land in Clusone, 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

Clusone 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 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 Clusone.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Clusone: 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 Clusone 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 52 inhabited census areas in Clusone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 16.4%
  • good 83.6%

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 016077. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.