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Ranzanico: 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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Ranzanico, on Lake Endine in Val Cavallina

Ranzanico looks out over Lake Endine, the small lake of Val Cavallina, the valley that climbs from Bergamo towards Lake Iseo and Val Camonica. The village sits on the slope above the shore, with houses facing the water and woods behind. Bergamo is a drive down the valley; for secondary schools and a hospital, people rely on the city or the larger towns nearby.

People looking for a home here usually want peace and a lake view. The market offers detached houses, village houses and flats in small blocks, with clear differences between the part near the shore, the sloping streets and the houses higher up. Aspect, access road and damp near the lake are the first things to check.

The population is stable: 1,259 residents in 2023, down 0.2% on the 1,261 of 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is higher than in the rest of the province, 49.2 against 45.2, and over-65s are 26.8% (22.5% in the province of Bergamo). Households are small, 1.92 people on average, and foreign residents are 7.4%. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

All 243 municipalities in the province of Bergamo are in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification. In Ranzanico the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.110 g, a moderate value, so in a recent house insulation, systems and running costs matter more.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps. The report finds the plot from the address and checks the official flood maps for homes near the shore and the landslide maps for those on the slope.

Key points

  • On Lake Endine in Val Cavallina, between Bergamo and Lake Iseo.
  • Average age 49.2, against 45.2 in the province.
  • All 243 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 3.
  • 1,259 residents, stable since 2011.

Overview

Ranzanico is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,259 residents, ranked 170 of 243 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ranzanico 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 0.110 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (45). 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.4% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ranzanico declared an average taxable income of 25,148 euros, below the provincial average (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Ranzanico is in climate zone E, with 2,807 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 519 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Ranzanico has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 green area.

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 Ranzanico.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 8.3% of the land in Ranzanico, 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

Ranzanico 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 open contaminated sites in Ranzanico; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Ranzanico: 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 Ranzanico 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 15 inhabited census areas in Ranzanico. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.8%
  • fair 67.2%
  • good 31.1%

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 016179. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.