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Isso: 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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Isso, a small municipality on the Bergamo plain

Farmland, straight roads and a compact centre: Isso is a municipality in the Bassa bergamasca, the lowland that opens up south of Bergamo. The land is flat, at about a hundred metres above sea level, and the whole village can be crossed in a few minutes.

For a buyer, getting around is the starting point. Jobs, secondary schools and services are in the larger towns of the plain and around Treviglio, Crema and Bergamo, all reached by car. In the village you will mostly find detached houses and villas, alongside a few old rural buildings, with price ranges to be checked area by area in the report.

In 2023 there were 588 residents, 10.9% fewer than the 660 of 2011. The average age, 46.2, is close to the provincial 45.2, and over-65s make up 22.6%, in line with 22.5% for the province. The share of foreign residents is 12.2%. Declared incomes are slightly below the Bergamo average.

All 243 municipalities in the province of Bergamo are in seismic zone 3; in Isso the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.117 g. With a farmhouse or converted rural building, ask how the walls and roof were strengthened during renovation.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality, and the report finds the land parcel from the address. On the plain, the thing to look at is flooding along canals and watercourses, which the report checks on the official maps for that location.

Key points

  • Municipality on the flat plain south of Bergamo.
  • 588 residents in 2023, down 10.9% since 2011.
  • Foreign residents 12.2%, over-65s 22.6%.
  • All 243 municipalities around Bergamo in seismic zone 3.

Overview

Isso is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 588 residents, ranked 209 of 243 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Isso 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 0.117 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 10.9%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 12.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Isso declared an average taxable income of 25,117 euros, below the provincial average (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Isso is in climate zone E, with 2,189 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 104 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Isso has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

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 Isso.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 16.4% of the land in Isso, 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

Isso is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Lombardia in 2023. 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 Isso.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Isso: 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 Isso 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 Isso. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.4%
  • fair 97.6%

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 016122. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.