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Cornalba: 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 Papa Giovanni Ventitreesimo 1, Cornalba.

Cornalba, rock faces and meadows in the Val Serina

Cornalba is a village in the Val Serina, the side valley that climbs from the Val Brembana towards Serina, in the Bergamo pre-Alps. The centre sits above eight hundred and fifty metres, below limestone cliffs well known to climbers, with meadows and woods around. Bergamo is reached by going down to the Val Brembana and along its main road; basic services are in the nearby valley villages.

The population is almost steady: in 2023 there were 297 residents, down 1.3% on the 301 of 2011, a difference of 4 people. The estimated average age is 50.5, against 45.2 for the province of Bergamo, and over-65s make up 36.0%, far more than the provincial 22.5%. Foreign residents account for 2.4%.

Buyers will find mountain houses in stone and render, detached homes and second homes. In climate zone F winters are long: check insulation, windows, the heating system and the access road when it snows. On sloping land, look at retaining walls and drainage.

All 243 municipalities in the province of Bergamo are in seismic zone 3 under the Civil Protection classification; in Cornalba expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.086 g, a moderate value. With an older building, the useful question is how walls, floors and roof are tied together.

Below the cliffs and on the slopes, landslides and rockfall have to be assessed plot by plot: the report for the address reads the official maps and, using the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps, traces the land parcel.

Key points

  • Val Serina, in the Bergamo pre-Alps.
  • 297 residents, down 1.3% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 36.0%, against 22.5% in the province.
  • All 243 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 3.

Overview

Cornalba is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 297 residents, among the smallest in the province (225 of 243).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cornalba 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 0.086 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 1.3%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (45). 36% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 2.4% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cornalba declared an average taxable income of 23,258 euros, below the provincial average (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cornalba is in climate zone F, with 3,338 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 893 metres above sea level.

Services

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.9 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Cornalba.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 2.3% of the land in Cornalba, 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

Cornalba 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 high. 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 Cornalba.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cornalba: 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 Cornalba 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 8 inhabited census areas in Cornalba. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 016249. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.