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Lenna: 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 Mauro Codussi 1, Lenna.

Lenna, where the two branches of the Brembo meet

In the upper Val Brembana, the two branches of the river Brembo coming down from the head of the valley join at Lenna. The village sits on the valley floor, below five hundred metres, with houses along the river and the main road and others scattered over the wooded slopes.

Being close to the water is the first thing a buyer should consider: the report checks the official maps for flood and landslide hazard at the individual address, and in a narrow valley the difference between a house on the riverbank and one halfway up the slope can be large. The climate is zone E, with cold winters and little sun on some slopes in the darker months. For work and the main services people head down the valley towards Bergamo.

In 2023 there were 555 residents, 86 fewer than in 2011 (a fall of 13.4%). The average age is 50.5, compared with 45.2 in the province, and over-65s make up 30.8%. Foreign nationals account for 6.5%. Overture Maps records 10.81 bars and restaurants per 1,000 residents in the village, against 4.08 across the province.

Earthquake risk is moderate: in the province of Bergamo all 243 municipalities are in seismic zone 3, and in Lenna the expected acceleration is about 0.064 g. In stone houses, ask whether the roof and floors have been redone and with what materials.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the municipality, and from the address the report traces the plot. For a mountain hut or rural building on the slopes, also check access and rights of way.

Key points

  • Upper Val Brembana village where the two branches of the Brembo meet.
  • Residents down 13.4% since 2011.
  • All 243 Bergamo municipalities in seismic zone 3.
  • Houses near the river: check flood hazard by address.

Overview

Lenna is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 555 residents, ranked 216 of 243 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Lenna 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 0.064 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 13.4%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (45). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 6.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Lenna declared an average taxable income of 24,275 euros, below the provincial average (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Lenna is in climate zone E, with 2,754 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 482 metres above sea level.

Services

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 3.8% of the land in Lenna, 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

Lenna 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 Lenna.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Lenna: 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 Lenna 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 8 inhabited census areas in Lenna. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 30.7%
  • good 69.3%

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 016125. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.