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Gandosso: 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 Celatica 1, Gandosso.

Gandosso, the Val Calepio hills towards Lake Iseo

Gandosso sits in the hills between the Bergamo plain and the southern end of Lake Iseo, in the Val Calepio area. The village is up high, at around 500 metres, while further down, along the main road and the valley floor, the neighbouring towns have their industrial units and services. Most residents work for local firms, in Bergamo or towards Brescia.

For a buyer the appeal is a quiet location with views over the plain and the Val Calepio vineyards; the trade-off is steep roads and needing a car for everything. Housing is mostly detached houses and homes from recent decades, alongside a small historic core.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,447 residents in 2023, down 3.7% since 2011. The average age of 45.6 is almost the same as the province (45.2), and over-65s make up 22.2%. Foreign residents account for 8.9%. Declared incomes are below the Bergamo average.

All 243 municipalities in the province of Bergamo are in seismic zone 3; in Gandosso the expected ground acceleration is 0.131 g. For a recent house, ask for the design and structural test certificate; for an older one, find out how the roof is built.

On the slopes the report checks gradient and the official landslide maps for the address, and along the streams the flood maps. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report reaches the land parcel.

Key points

  • Val Calepio hills, towards the south end of Lake Iseo.
  • Average age of 45.6, in line with the province.
  • All 243 Bergamo municipalities in seismic zone 3.
  • Steep roads: a car is essential.

Overview

Gandosso is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,447 residents, ranked 163 of 243 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Gandosso 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 0.131 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 3.7%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Gandosso declared an average taxable income of 23,901 euros, below the provincial average (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Gandosso is in climate zone E, with 2,763 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 488 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Gandosso has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 green area.

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 Gandosso.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 14.3% of the land in Gandosso, 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

Gandosso 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 Gandosso.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Gandosso: 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 Gandosso 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 Gandosso. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 99.9%
  • good 0.1%

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 016109. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.