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Grone: 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, Grone.

Grone, on the slopes of the Val Cavallina

Grone sits on the side of the Val Cavallina, the valley that climbs from Bergamo towards Lake Endine and Lake Iseo. The village is raised above the valley floor, where the SS42 main road and the larger towns are, and is surrounded by woods and meadows rising towards the peaks.

That position is what defines it: close enough to the main valley road to reach Bergamo every day, but slightly out of the traffic. The village has few services, and for shopping, secondary schools and healthcare you go down to the towns on the valley floor. Homes are mostly detached houses or small blocks built in recent decades, next to the old core of stone buildings.

In 2023 Grone had 913 residents, against 913 at the 2011 census, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age of 44.9 is almost exactly the provincial figure (45.2), with over-65s at 23.2%. Foreign residents account for 10.3% and households average 2.29 people. Declared incomes are below the Bergamo average.

Like all 243 municipalities in the province of Bergamo, Grone is in seismic zone 3 under the Civil Protection classification. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.123 g: for a house on a slope, ask how the foundations and retaining walls were built and whether the design followed earthquake standards.

The report measures elevation and gradient at the address and checks it against the official landslide maps; for houses near the streams running down into the valley it also checks flooding. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here.

Key points

  • Village on the side of the Val Cavallina, above the valley floor.
  • 913 residents in 2023, 913 in 2011.
  • Foreign residents at 10.3%, average age 44.9.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.123 g.

Overview

Grone is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 913 residents, ranked 193 of 243 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Grone 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 0.123 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 10.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Grone declared an average taxable income of 23,696 euros, below the provincial average (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Grone is in climate zone E, with 2,621 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 388 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Grone has 1 school.

The data shows no pharmacies within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.3 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 8.3% of the land in Grone, 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

Grone 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 Grone.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Grone: 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 Grone 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 12 inhabited census areas in Grone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 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 016119. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.