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Valleve: 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 Cambrembo 1, Valleve.

Valleve, the top of the Val Brembana and San Simone

High in the Val Brembana, where the valley narrows beneath the Orobie Alps, Valleve has its town hall at over eleven hundred metres. Its territory also takes in San Simone, a resort known for skiing and mountain holidays. It is a place from which people go down the valley for almost everything: work, schools and services are in the lower towns of the Val Brembana and, further down, in Bergamo.

The housing market reflects this double character. Alongside the homes of year-round residents there are flats and chalets meant for summer and the snow season. For a holiday home, look closely at service charges, heating and winter access; if you plan to live here, at travel times down to the valley floor.

In 2023 there were 126 residents, down 7.4% since 2011, when there were 136, according to Istat, Italy's statistics office. The estimated average age is 48.6, against 45.2 in the province of Bergamo, and over-65s make up 27.0%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquakes are not the main concern. All 243 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, and in Valleve the expected ground acceleration is about 0.058 g, a low value. In the mountains, snow, avalanches and slopes weigh more. The report checks landslides and flooding on the official maps at the address, and the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps lead to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Upper Val Brembana village, including the San Simone ski area.
  • 126 residents in 2023, down 7.4% since 2011.
  • All 243 municipalities around Bergamo are in seismic zone 3.
  • Holiday homes and main homes call for different checks.

Overview

Valleve is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 126 residents, among the smallest in the province (240 of 243).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Valleve 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 0.058 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 7.4%. 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 1.6% of the population. On average, a household has 1.7 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Valleve declared an average taxable income of 22,227 euros, below the provincial average (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Valleve is in climate zone F, with 3,690 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,141 metres above sea level.

Services

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.9 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 1.4% of the land in Valleve, 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

Valleve 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 Valleve.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Valleve: 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 Valleve 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 5 inhabited census areas in Valleve. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 016226. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.