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Isola di Fondra: 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 Ettore Cozzani 1, Isola di Fondra.

Isola di Fondra, in the upper Val Brembana

High in the Val Brembana the valley narrows and the Brembo river runs between steep wooded slopes. Isola di Fondra is a tiny municipality, with stone and timber houses along the valley road and small clusters of mountain huts on the hillsides. Bergamo is the provincial capital and the reference for work and services, but it is a long drive, and there is only one road up the valley.

The first question for a buyer is how the house will be used. As a holiday home, it offers a quiet village with the mountains right outside the door. If you plan to move here, bear in mind that shops and schools are in the villages further down. In climate zone F heating is a major cost, so insulation, windows and the boiler count as much as the location.

In 2023 Istat, Italy's national statistics office, recorded 172 residents, 20 fewer than the 192 of 2011, a fall of 10.4%. Over-65s make up 36.0%, against 22.5% in the province of Bergamo, and the estimated average age is 54.2. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

All 243 municipalities in the province of Bergamo are in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department's scale; here the expected ground acceleration is about 0.062 g. On the valley floor and below the slopes, the river and the hillsides matter more, and the report checks them on the official landslide and flood maps for the exact address. Revenue Agency cadastral maps are available, and the report traces the property to its parcel.

Key points

  • Mountain municipality in the upper Val Brembana, along the Brembo.
  • 172 residents in 2023, down 10.4% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 36.0%, against 22.5% in the province.
  • All 243 municipalities around Bergamo in seismic zone 3.

Overview

Isola di Fondra is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 172 residents, among the smallest in the province (234 of 243).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Isola di Fondra 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 0.062 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 10.4%. The estimated average age is 54 years, higher than the province average (45). 36% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 2.3% of the population. On average, a household has 1.7 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Isola di Fondra declared an average taxable income of 22,880 euros, below the provincial average (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Isola di Fondra is in climate zone F, with 3,204 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 799 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Isola di Fondra has 1 pharmacy.

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 Isola di Fondra.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 1.1% of the land in Isola di Fondra, 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

Isola di Fondra is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area 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 Isola di Fondra.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Isola di Fondra: 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 Isola di Fondra 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 Isola di Fondra. 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 016121. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.