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Colzate: 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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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Via Bonfanti 1, Colzate.

Colzate, the middle Val Seriana along the river Serio

Colzate is a village in the middle Val Seriana, the valley of the river Serio north-east of Bergamo, with its houses spread between the valley floor and the lower mountain slopes. The valley has a long industrial history, mainly in textiles, and still mixes villages, factory buildings and woods. A cycle path runs along the river, and further south the tram line from Albino takes you into Bergamo without driving all the way.

For buyers, getting around is the first issue: the valley road is busy at rush hour, so test the journey at the times you would actually travel. Homes range from buildings in the old centres, set against the hillside, to villas and blocks of flats from recent decades nearer the valley floor. North-facing houses get little winter sun, and a viewing in that season helps you judge light and damp.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,619 residents in 2023, down 2.7% since 2011. The average age is 46.3, slightly above the provincial 45.2; over-65s make up 25.4% and foreign residents 5.6%.

All 243 municipalities in the province of Bergamo are in seismic zone 3; in Colzate the expected ground acceleration is 0.099 g. For a 1970s block of flats, ask the building manager whether the structure has been assessed.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report works back from the address to the land parcel. In a narrow valley the exact spot matters: between slopes, side streams and the river, the report reads the official landslide and flood maps for the individual house.

Key points

  • Middle Val Seriana, between the river Serio and the lower slopes.
  • Tram to Bergamo from Albino, further down the valley.
  • All 243 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 3.
  • Residents down 2.7% since 2011.

Overview

Colzate is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,619 residents, ranked 160 of 243 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Colzate 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 0.099 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 2.7%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Colzate declared an average taxable income of 24,756 euros, below the provincial average (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Colzate is in climate zone E, with 2,672 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 424 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Colzate has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 green area.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets 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 Colzate.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 7.4% of the land in Colzate, 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

Colzate 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Colzate. 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 Colzate: 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 Colzate 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 Colzate. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 78.9%
  • good 21.1%

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 016080. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.