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Taleggio: 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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Taleggio, the valley that named the cheese

Taleggio cheese takes its name from this side valley of the Val Brembana, enclosed by the mountains of the Bergamo Prealps. The municipality of Taleggio is made up of several hamlets spread among meadows, woods and pastures, with the town hall at around 760 metres. To get here from the floor of the Val Brembana you follow a road that climbs through a narrow gorge.

Buying here means choosing real mountain life, some distance from Bergamo and larger services. They are often old family houses or second homes; before buying, look at the roof, insulation and heating, because climate zone F brings long, cold winters. For an isolated house, winter access and snow clearing on the road matter too.

There were 521 residents in 2023, down 13.6% on the 603 of 2011. The population is markedly older than the province's: an average age of 52.1 against 45.2, and over-65s at 33.0% against 22.5%. Foreign residents are 5.4%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquake risk is moderate: all 243 municipalities in the province of Bergamo are in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection department's national scale, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.064 g. In a mountain house, maintenance and the state of the roof count for more.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report traces the land parcel from the address. In a steep valley like this, slope and landslides depend on the exact spot: the report checks the official landslide and flood maps for that address.

Key points

  • The valley that gave taleggio cheese its name.
  • Average age 52.1, against 45.2 in the province.
  • All 243 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 3.
  • Climate zone F: roof, insulation and winter access.

Overview

Taleggio is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 521 residents, among the smallest in the province (218 of 243).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Taleggio 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 0.064 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 13.6%. The estimated average age is 52 years, higher than the province average (45). 33% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.4% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Taleggio declared an average taxable income of 21,288 euros, below the provincial average (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Taleggio is in climate zone F, with 3,146 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 758 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Taleggio has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility and 1 green area.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets 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 Taleggio.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 1.3% of the land in Taleggio, 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

Taleggio 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 Taleggio.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Taleggio: 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 Taleggio 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 12 inhabited census areas in Taleggio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 13.5%
  • fair 86.5%

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 016210. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.