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Vilminore di Scalve: 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 Antonio Locatelli 1, Vilminore di Scalve.

Vilminore di Scalve, the main village of the Val di Scalve

Vilminore is the main village of the Val di Scalve, an Alpine valley in the province of Bergamo enclosed between the Presolana and Pizzo Camino, at over a thousand metres. The valley connects to the Val Seriana over the Presolana pass and to the Val Camonica by the road through the Dezzo gorge, and this isolation has preserved its character.

Living here means long winters (climate zone F), snow and mountain roads. Many houses are stone and timber, in the old cores of the hamlets, alongside newer buildings. Before buying, check the roof, insulation, heating system and winter access, and ask for actual running costs. For secondary schools and hospitals, people head down to the Val Camonica or the Val Seriana.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,436 residents in 2023, down 3.7% since 2011. The average age is 46.6, above the provincial 45.2, and over-65s make up 25.9%. Foreign residents account for 2.3%. Declared incomes are below the Bergamo average.

All 243 municipalities in the province of Bergamo are in seismic zone 3; in Vilminore the expected ground acceleration is 0.068 g. For mountain houses, the roof is the thing to check, as it has to carry heavy snow loads.

On the slopes, the report checks the official landslide maps and gradient for the address, and along the streams the flood maps. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report reaches the land parcel.

Key points

  • Main village of the Val di Scalve, below the Presolana.
  • Climate zone F: check snow loads, roof and heating.
  • All 243 Bergamo municipalities in seismic zone 3.
  • Population down 3.7% since 2011.

Overview

Vilminore di Scalve is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,436 residents, ranked 165 of 243 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Vilminore di Scalve 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 0.068 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 3.7%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 2.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Vilminore di Scalve declared an average taxable income of 24,003 euros, below the provincial average (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Vilminore di Scalve is in climate zone F, with 3,517 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,019 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Vilminore di Scalve has 5 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 3.5 schools per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.9).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 2.0% of the land in Vilminore di Scalve, 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

Vilminore di Scalve 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 Vilminore di Scalve.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Vilminore di Scalve: 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 Vilminore di Scalve 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 Vilminore di Scalve. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 99.6%
  • good 0.4%

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 016243. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.