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Telgate: 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 Arciprete Arici 1, Telgate.

Telgate, the Bergamo plain towards the Brescia border

Telgate lies on the eastern plain of the province of Bergamo, below the hills of Grumello del Monte and not far from the river Oglio, which marks the border with the province of Brescia. Around the old core, with its farm courtyard houses, the town has grown with small blocks of flats, detached houses and industrial estates. The A4 Milan to Venice motorway runs close by, and both Bergamo and Brescia are an easy drive.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, foreign nationals make up 24.9% of residents, and households have 2.60 members on average. The average age is 42.8, against 45.2 in the province, with 19.1% of residents over 65. In 2023 there were 5,038 residents, 181 more than in 2011, a rise of 3.7%.

Buyers in Telgate will mostly find flats in small blocks and houses with a yard; in the historic centre, look carefully at the walls and roofs of the oldest buildings. Average declared incomes are below the provincial average. The report measures the distance from the address to schools, pharmacies and shops, which helps when choosing a street in a flat town where people drive a lot.

Telgate is in seismic zone 3, like the other 242 municipalities in the province of Bergamo, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.133 g. Before buying, find out when the building was built and what kind of structure it has, and for masonry houses whether any strengthening work has been done.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here, and the report finds the land parcel from the street number. Flood hazard, which on the plain depends on nearby irrigation channels and ditches, is also checked for the exact address.

Key points

  • Eastern Bergamo plain, near the A4 and the Oglio.
  • Foreign residents at 24.9%, households of 2.60 on average.
  • 5,038 residents, up 3.7% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.133 g.

Overview

Telgate is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 5,038 residents, ranked 72 of 243 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Telgate 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 grown by 3.7%. The estimated average age is 43 years, lower than the province average (45). 19% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 24.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.6 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Telgate declared an average taxable income of 23,923 euros, below the provincial average (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Telgate 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 191 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Telgate has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility and 1 sports facility.

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 Telgate.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 27.1% of the land in Telgate, compared with 12.0% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.2 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

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

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Telgate: 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 Telgate 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 30 inhabited census areas in Telgate. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 76 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 3.7%
  • good 96.3%

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

ISTAT code 016212. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.