Palosco: 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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Palosco, the eastern Bergamo plain towards the Oglio
South of the hills of Grumello del Monte, where Valcalepio wine is made, the Bergamo plain carries on flat as far as the Oglio river and the border with the province of Brescia. Palosco lies on this stretch, surrounded by maize fields, farmsteads and business areas, roughly halfway between Bergamo and Brescia.
Its position between the two cities explains who lives here. Many people work for local firms or travel every day to Bergamo, Brescia or the Milan area, using the A4 motorway just to the north. The town has no station: trains on the Bergamo to Brescia line stop in neighbouring municipalities. The report measures distances from the address to schools, pharmacies and supermarkets, which helps you judge how much you would rely on a car.
The population has barely changed: 5,714 residents in 2023, 1.0% fewer than in 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. It is young, though, with a mean age of 43.8 against 45.2 for the province and over-65s at 20.5%. Households are large for Lombardy, at 2.55 people on average, and foreign residents make up 11.6%. Declared incomes are below the average for the province of Bergamo.
All 243 municipalities in the province of Bergamo are in seismic zone 3. In Palosco expected ground acceleration is about 0.133 g, not a negligible value for the Lombard plain. For houses and blocks of flats built between the 1960s and the 1990s, ask for the structural drawings, and in converted farmsteads find out what work has been done on walls and roofs.
The countryside is crossed by irrigation channels and the Oglio valley lies to the east, so flood hazard depends on the exact spot. The report reads it for the address, starting from the Revenue Agency's (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps. Climate zone E brings cold winters and fog.
Key points
- Plain between Bergamo and Brescia, south of the A4 motorway.
- 5,714 residents, down 1.0% since 2011.
- Households of 2.55 people, foreign residents at 11.6%.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.133 g.
Overview
Palosco is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 5,714 residents, ranked 60 of 243 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Palosco 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 0.133 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 1.0%. The estimated average age is 44 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 11.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.6 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Palosco declared an average taxable income of 23,666 euros, below the provincial average (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Palosco is in climate zone E, with 2,383 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 157 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Palosco has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 1 sports facility and 2 parks and green areas.
There are 0.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.5).
Public transport
The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Palosco.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 25.1% of the land in Palosco, compared with 12.0% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.9 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Palosco 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 Palosco.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Palosco: 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 Palosco 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 32 inhabited census areas in Palosco. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 31.7%
- good 68.3%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Public transport timetables (GTFS): Trenord, Regione Lombardia - Trenord, orari ferroviari (GTFS). Licence CC BY 4.0, version 20261111.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Lombardia, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Lombardia. Licence CC0 1.0 (pubblico dominio), updated to 15 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 016157. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.