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Mozzo: 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 Padania 1, Mozzo.

Mozzo, a residential edge of western Bergamo

Mozzo borders Bergamo on its western side, and residents treat it as a district of the city: detached houses, small blocks of flats and gardens, with part of the town on the flat and part climbing the first hills towards the Brembo valley. Shops, offices and secondary schools are in the city or in Curno, a few minutes away.

Declared incomes are well above the provincial average, and the market reflects that: well-kept family houses, villas on the hill and few cheap properties needing work. Life here is car-based, as the public transport data show no lines of its own; the ring roads and the route towards the Isola area west of Bergamo are close, with rush-hour traffic.

The population is older than average. At the end of 2023 there were 7,262 residents, 2.7% fewer than in 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The estimated average age is 47.0, against 45.2 in the province of Bergamo, and over-65s make up 25.7%, against 22.5%. Foreign residents account for 6.0%. Buyers will often find homes owned by the same family for decades, with heating and wiring to update.

All 243 municipalities in the province of Bergamo are in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection scale. In Mozzo expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.100 g. For a 1970s villa, the most useful checks concern insulation, windows and the boiler; on hillside plots, the retaining walls.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report links the address to its land parcel. On the hillside, landslides and surface runoff are assessed at the exact location of the house.

Key points

  • Western edge of Bergamo, partly on the first hills.
  • Incomes well above the average for the province of Bergamo.
  • Over-65s at 25.7%, against 22.5% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.100 g.

Overview

Mozzo is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 7,262 residents, ranked 40 of 243 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Mozzo 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 0.100 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 2.7%. The estimated average age is 47 years, higher than the province average (45). 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 6.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Mozzo declared an average taxable income of 38,213 euros, above the provincial average (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Mozzo is in climate zone E, with 2,358 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 252 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Mozzo has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 5 healthcare facilities, 10 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.4 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.9).

Public transport

The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Mozzo.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 37.2% of the land in Mozzo, 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

Mozzo 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 Mozzo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Mozzo: 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 Mozzo 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 34 inhabited census areas in Mozzo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 70.6%
  • good 29.4%

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 016143. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.