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Presezzo: 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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For example: Via Vittorio Veneto 1, Presezzo.

Presezzo, between Bergamo and Ponte San Pietro

Presezzo covers a small area and is almost entirely built up. It belongs to the band of towns stretching west from Bergamo towards Ponte San Pietro and the Isola Bergamasca, the land between the Brembo and Adda rivers. Here you barely notice where one municipality ends and the next begins: streets run on without a break between houses, apartment blocks, warehouses and shopping centres.

The tie with Bergamo is a daily one. The city is a few kilometres away, and Ponte San Pietro station, on the line to Lecco and Milan, can be reached in a few minutes. At rush hour, though, the local roads clog up, and anyone buying along the busiest routes should think about noise and air quality. In the side streets, among detached houses and small blocks of flats, things are very different.

The population is edging down: 4,770 residents in 2023, 164 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 3.3%. The average age is 45.9, a little above the province (45.2), and over-65s make up 23.8% against 22.5% across the province. Foreign residents account for 10.2%. Average incomes are close to those of the province of Bergamo.

All 243 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 3, and Presezzo has an expected ground acceleration of about 0.096 g. In the 1970s and 1980s blocks common in this area, ask for the energy performance certificate and the state of the roof and facades before making an offer. The report adds the price band for the area, plus schools and services measured from the exact address.

Key points

  • Bergamo's western inner ring, towards Ponte San Pietro.
  • 4,770 residents, down 3.3% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 23.8%, foreign residents at 10.2%.
  • All 243 municipalities in Bergamo province in zone 3.

Overview

Presezzo is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 4,770 residents, ranked 80 of 243 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Presezzo 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 0.096 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 3.3%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 10.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Presezzo declared an average taxable income of 26,446 euros, in line with the province (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Presezzo is in climate zone E, with 2,515 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 236 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Presezzo has 9 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 2 sports facilities.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 54.8% of the land in Presezzo, compared with 12.0% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.7 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Presezzo 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 Presezzo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Presezzo: 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 Presezzo 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 16 inhabited census areas in Presezzo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 35.8%
  • good 64.2%

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 016176. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.