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Montello: 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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Montello, Bergamo foothills with a railway station

Montello is a municipality small in area and heavily built up, in the foothill belt east of Bergamo, between the plain and the first hills leading towards Val Cavallina. A large share of its territory is covered by buildings, roads or warehouses, far more than the Lombardy norm, and the village merges with its neighbours along the main roads. It has its own station, Montello-Gorlago, on the railway between Bergamo and Brescia.

For buyers, the railway and being close to Bergamo are the main strengths. The market consists of flats in apartment blocks, terraced houses and courtyard houses in the old core, with workshops and industrial areas not far from the homes. Before buying, look at what surrounds the address; the report shows services and distances from the exact location of the property.

Istat, the Italian statistics office, counts 3,213 residents (2023), up 1.3% on 2011. It is a young municipality: average age 42.3 against 45.2 in Bergamo province, with 17.0% over 65. Foreign residents make up 22.0%, a high share. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

All 243 municipalities in Bergamo province are in seismic zone 3, and in Montello the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.127 g. The risk is moderate. In blocks of flats from the 1970s and 1980s, ask about the condition of the shared parts and any major works the owners have already approved.

Key points

  • Foothills east of Bergamo, Montello-Gorlago station.
  • 3,213 residents, up 1.3% since 2011.
  • Average age 42.3, foreign residents 22.0%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.127 g.

Overview

Montello is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,213 residents, ranked 120 of 243 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montello 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 0.127 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 1.3%. The estimated average age is 42 years, lower than the province average (45). 17% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 22.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montello declared an average taxable income of 24,150 euros, below the provincial average (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Montello is in climate zone E, with 2,505 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 229 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Montello has 3 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

Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 2 train lines, 1 bus line. That is about 0.3 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 54.6% of the land in Montello, 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

Montello 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 Montello.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Montello: 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 Montello 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 14 inhabited census areas in Montello. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 35.5%
  • good 64.5%

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 016139. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.