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Cusio: 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 Maddalena 1, Cusio.

Cusio, in the upper Brembana valley below the Piani dell'Avaro

At Cusio the Brembana valley has become high mountain country. The village lies above a thousand metres, on the slopes of the upper valley, and above it opens the Piani dell'Avaro, an upland of pastures used for skiing in winter and walking in summer. Bergamo is a long way off, and the valley floor is reached by a mountain road.

The market here has two sides: residents' houses, old and often extended over time, and flats and small villas used as holiday homes by people who come up at weekends. For the latter, look at running costs, heating and winter access; for the former, the roof, insulation and drains. Climate zone F means long winters, with snow and low temperatures for months. Schools, shops and the doctor are in the villages further down.

The population is ageing and shrinking. Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 204 residents in 2023, 48 fewer than the 252 of 2011, a fall of 19.0%. The estimated average age is 56.6, well above the 45.2 of the province of Bergamo, and over-65s make up 38.2%.

Like the other municipalities of the province, 243 in all, Cusio is in seismic zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration in the village of about 0.055 g, a low value. In the mountains, the hazard to check is rather landslides and debris flows on the slopes: the report reads the official maps for the exact address. Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published.

Key points

  • Village above a thousand metres below the Piani dell'Avaro.
  • 204 residents in 2023, down 19.0% since 2011.
  • Average age 56.6 against 45.2 in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.055 g.

Overview

Cusio is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 204 residents, among the smallest in the province (230 of 243).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cusio 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 0.055 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 19.0%. The estimated average age is 57 years, higher than the province average (45). 38% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 0.0% of the population. On average, a household has 1.7 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cusio declared an average taxable income of 20,558 euros, below the provincial average (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cusio is in climate zone F, with 3,546 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,040 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 Cusio.

How built-up it is

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

Cusio 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 no contaminated sites in Cusio.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cusio: 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 Cusio 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 5 inhabited census areas in Cusio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 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 016090. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.