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Foresto Sparso: 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 Bonini 1, Foresto Sparso.

Foresto Sparso, Bergamo hills towards Lake Iseo

The name says a lot: sparso means scattered, and Foresto Sparso is a municipality of hamlets and houses spread over the hills of the eastern Bergamo province, between the Cavallina valley and Lake Iseo. There is no large compact centre, rather hamlets linked by roads that climb through woods, meadows and a few vineyards. People work in Bergamo, the villages at the south end of the lake and the industrial areas of the plain.

Buyers mainly find detached and single-family houses, sometimes restored farmhouses, with a garden or land. Plot gradient, car access and distance to services vary a lot between hamlets: the report measures them for the specific address and checks the official landslide and flood maps.

There were 3,098 residents in 2023, down 1.7% since 2011. The population is relatively young, with an average age of 44.3 against 45.2 for the province and over-65s at 20.3%; foreign residents are 8.7%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

All 243 municipalities in the province of Bergamo are in seismic zone 3. In Foresto Sparso the expected ground acceleration is 0.130 g, so for an older house ask whether structural work was done during renovation.

The Revenue Agency publishes cadastral maps, and the report goes from the address to the plot and adds the local price band.

Key points

  • Scattered hamlets in the hills between Val Cavallina and Lake Iseo
  • Average age 44.3, over-65s at 20.3%
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.130 g
  • Gradients and access differ from hamlet to hamlet

Overview

Foresto Sparso is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,098 residents, ranked 121 of 243 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Foresto Sparso 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 0.130 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 1.7%. The estimated average age is 44 years, in line with the province. 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Foresto Sparso declared an average taxable income of 23,860 euros, below the provincial average (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Foresto Sparso is in climate zone E, with 2,561 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 346 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Foresto Sparso has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy.

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 Foresto Sparso.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 9.5% of the land in Foresto Sparso, 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

Foresto Sparso 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 Foresto Sparso.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Foresto Sparso: 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 Foresto Sparso 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 7 inhabited census areas in Foresto Sparso. 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 016104. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.