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Luzzana: 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 Valle dell'Acqua 12, Luzzana.

Luzzana, in the lower Val Cavallina along the Cherio

The Cherio river leaves Lake Endine and runs down the Val Cavallina towards the plain around Bergamo. Luzzana takes up a stretch of the lower valley, with the village at the foot of wooded slopes and the valley floor crossed by the SS42 main road and by small workshops. The Giovanelli castle in the old core houses a collection of works by the sculptor Alberto Meli.

Buyers choose between houses in the historic centre, often built round courtyards with thick walls, and the more recent detached houses and blocks of flats towards the valley floor. The valley road leads to Trescore and then Bergamo, where many local commuters work; journey times stretch at rush hour, so try the trip before you decide. The climate zone is E: at about 300 metres winters are cold, but without mountain conditions.

Luzzana is one of the villages holding steady: 901 residents in 2023, up 1.1% on 2011, or 10 more people, according to Istat, the national statistics institute. The estimated average age is 45.6, close to the provincial 45.2, over-65s are 23.4% and foreign residents 4.4%. Households average 2.39 people. Declared incomes are a little below the average for the province.

All 243 municipalities in the province of Bergamo are in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification. The expected ground acceleration in Luzzana is about 0.124 g; if you buy in the old core, ask whether floors and the ties between walls have been strengthened.

Along the Cherio and the streams coming down the slopes, flood and landslide hazard is assessed address by address, using the official maps the report consults. The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps, so the report can trace each address to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Lower Val Cavallina, on the Cherio and the SS42 road.
  • 901 residents, up 1.1% since 2011.
  • Households of 2.39 people on average.
  • All 243 municipalities around Bergamo in seismic zone 3.

Overview

Luzzana is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 901 residents, ranked 195 of 243 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Luzzana 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 0.124 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 grown by 1.1%. 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 4.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Luzzana declared an average taxable income of 25,169 euros, below the provincial average (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Luzzana is in climate zone E, with 2,510 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 310 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, Luzzana has 1 green area.

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 Luzzana.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 9.7% of the land in Luzzana, 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

Luzzana 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 Luzzana.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Luzzana: 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 Luzzana 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 9 inhabited census areas in Luzzana. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 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 016130. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.