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Locatello: 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 Buonanome 1, Locatello.

Locatello, a mid-mountain village in the Valle Imagna

The Valle Imagna is one of the pre-Alpine valleys of the province of Bergamo, a landscape of woods, sloping meadows and scattered hamlets, and Locatello occupies a stretch of it at around 550 metres. Many residents commute: for jobs, secondary schools and hospital care people drive down the valley towards the plain and the city.

House hunters will find old stone buildings, often in need of work, alongside homes built between the 1960s and the 1980s. Sun exposure, winter access by road and the state of the roof all matter. Locatello is in climate zone E, so heating is a real cost in winter and good insulation makes a noticeable difference to the annual bill.

The population has hardly moved. According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 825 residents in 2023, just 6 more than the 819 of 2011. The average age of 44.9 is close to the provincial 45.2, while over-65s make up 23.8% against 22.5% across the province. Foreign residents account for 14.5%. Declared incomes are below the Bergamo average.

Seismic classification is the same everywhere here: all 243 municipalities in the province of Bergamo are in zone 3 of the Civil Protection scale, and the expected ground acceleration in Locatello's centre is about 0.068 g, a low value. In a stone house it is still worth asking whether the floors and roof have been rebuilt, and with what materials.

On the valley slopes, ground stability varies from one plot to the next, so the report checks the official landslide maps for the exact address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here, so the report can trace the land parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Mid-mountain village in the Valle Imagna, province of Bergamo.
  • 825 residents, almost unchanged since 2011 (+0.7%).
  • All 243 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 3.
  • Over-65s at 23.8%, foreign residents at 14.5%.

Overview

Locatello is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 825 residents, ranked 200 of 243 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Locatello 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 0.068 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. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 14.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Locatello declared an average taxable income of 19,578 euros, below the provincial average (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Locatello is in climate zone E, with 2,861 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 557 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Locatello has 2 schools 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 Locatello.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 9.1% of the land in Locatello, 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

Locatello 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 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 Locatello.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Locatello: 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 Locatello 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 Locatello. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 98.9%
  • good 1.1%

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 016127. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.