Corna Imagna: 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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Corna Imagna, in the upper Valle Imagna
Driving up the Valle Imagna from Bergamo, past Sant'Omobono Terme, the valley narrows and the villages spread across the slopes in many small clusters of houses. Corna Imagna is one of them, in the upper valley at around 700 metres. The landscape is meadows, chestnut and beech woods, and stone farm buildings, some still roofed with the stone slabs typical of the valley.
People who buy here want mid-mountain living within daily commuting distance of Bergamo, traffic permitting. The valley road is the only link, and in winter (climate zone F) snow and frost are normal. The market offers detached houses, old rural buildings to restore and a few flats in small blocks. With a rural building, check that vehicle access, water and drainage are in order, and find out what you are allowed to renovate.
According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 916 residents in 2023, down 3.9% on 2011. The population is not as old as in many mountain villages: the average age is 44.4 against 45.2 for the province, with over-65s at 20.7%. Households average 2.42 people and foreign residents account for 10.7%. Declared incomes are below the Bergamo average.
The entire province of Bergamo, 243 municipalities, is in seismic zone 3 under the Civil Protection classification. In Corna Imagna the expected ground acceleration is 0.071 g. For a stone house the practical point is the roof: slab roofs are heavy, so have the beams and their supports checked.
On slopes like these, the report measures the gradient at the address and checks it against the official landslide maps. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the municipality.
Key points
- Village of scattered clusters in the upper Valle Imagna, at about 700 metres.
- Population down 3.9% since 2011, average age 44.4.
- All 243 Bergamo municipalities in seismic zone 3.
- Stone houses: check roof, access and utilities.
Overview
Corna Imagna is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 916 residents, ranked 192 of 243 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Corna Imagna 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 0.071 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 3.9%. The estimated average age is 44 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 10.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Corna Imagna declared an average taxable income of 20,485 euros, below the provincial average (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Corna Imagna is in climate zone F, with 3,115 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 736 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Corna Imagna has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.
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 Corna Imagna.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 7.1% of the land in Corna Imagna, 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
Corna Imagna 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 low. 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 Corna Imagna.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Corna Imagna: 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 Corna Imagna 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 Corna Imagna. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 63.7%
- good 36.3%
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 016082. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.