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Mezzoldo: 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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Mezzoldo, on the road to the San Marco Pass

The last village in the Val Brembana before the San Marco Pass, the crossing into the Valtellina, is Mezzoldo. It stands above eight hundred metres, on the road that follows the line of the old Via Priula, with stone houses gathered on the valley floor and small clusters on the slopes. In summer the pass road brings motorcyclists, cyclists and walkers; in winter the pass closes and the village goes very quiet.

This is a small, elderly municipality. Over-65s make up 41.7%, against 22.5% in the province of Bergamo, and the estimated average age is 56.4. In 2023 Istat, Italy's national statistics office, counted 163 residents, 30 fewer than the 193 of 2011, a fall of 15.5%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

For buyers the choice is between a holiday home in a true mountain village and a permanent home far from services: schools, shops and doctors are in the towns further down the valley, and Bergamo is a long journey. In climate zone F winter is long and cold. On older houses, estimate straight away the work needed on the roof, insulation and wiring and plumbing.

All 243 municipalities in the province of Bergamo are in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department's scale; in Mezzoldo the expected ground acceleration is about 0.056 g. Steep slopes and the streams running down to the Brembo matter more than earthquakes, and the report checks the official landslide and flood maps at the exact location of the house. Revenue Agency maps are published, so the cadastral parcel can be traced too.

Key points

  • Last village in the Val Brembana before the San Marco Pass.
  • Over-65s at 41.7%, against 22.5% in the province.
  • 163 residents in 2023, down 15.5% since 2011.
  • All 243 municipalities around Bergamo in seismic zone 3.

Overview

Mezzoldo is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 163 residents, among the smallest in the province (235 of 243).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Mezzoldo 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 0.056 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 15.5%. The estimated average age is 56 years, higher than the province average (45). 42% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 1.8% of the population. On average, a household has 1.6 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Mezzoldo declared an average taxable income of 21,175 euros, below the provincial average (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Mezzoldo is in climate zone F, with 3,255 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 835 metres above sea level.

Services

In the Overture Maps data, Mezzoldo has 1 sports facility.

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 Mezzoldo.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 1.8% of the land in Mezzoldo, 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

Mezzoldo 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 Mezzoldo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Mezzoldo: 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 Mezzoldo 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 10 inhabited census areas in Mezzoldo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 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 016134. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.