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Filago: 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 Giovanni Pascoli 1, Filago.

Filago, the Isola Bergamasca between the Brembo and the Adda

The Isola Bergamasca is the stretch of plain enclosed by the Adda and Brembo rivers south-west of Bergamo, and Filago is one of the municipalities in its southern part. Business areas and roads take up a large share of the municipality, alongside the village itself, a few hamlets and green strips along the rivers.

The location is practical: the A4 motorway and the Capriate area are close, Bergamo is a short drive away and many people commute to Milan as well. Homes are mostly small blocks of flats, detached and semi-detached houses built over the last few decades. If you want peace and quiet, look carefully at how far the address is from busy roads and industrial areas; the report helps show what lies around it.

There are 3,052 residents (2023), down 3.9% on 2011. The mean age of 44.9 is almost the same as in the province (45.2); over-65s are 21.2% and foreign residents 8.8%. By population Filago ranks number 122 among the 243 municipalities in the province of Bergamo, with declared incomes slightly below the provincial average.

Every municipality in the province of Bergamo is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, and in Filago the expected ground acceleration is 0.099 g. For newer buildings, ask for the design year and the energy rating; for older ones, the state of the roof and systems. Near the Brembo and the Adda the report checks the official flood maps; the Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published.

Key points

  • Isola Bergamasca, the plain between the Brembo and the Adda.
  • A4 close by, commuting to Bergamo and Milan.
  • 3,052 residents, mean age 44.9.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.099 g.

Overview

Filago is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,052 residents, ranked 122 of 243 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Filago 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 3.9%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Filago declared an average taxable income of 25,980 euros, in line with the province (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Filago is in climate zone E, with 2,428 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 190 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Filago has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.

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 Filago.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 35.1% of the land in Filago, compared with 12.0% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 9.3 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Filago 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 Filago, and 3 more have been cleaned up or closed. 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 Filago: 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 Filago 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 13 inhabited census areas in Filago. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 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 016098. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.