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Arcene: 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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Arcene, on the railway between Treviglio and Bergamo

Arcene is a municipality on the Bergamo plain, halfway between Bergamo and Treviglio. The land is flat and heavily built up, with housing estates, industrial sheds and provincial roads threaded between the remaining fields. Like many villages in the area, it has grown in recent decades thanks to being close to both employment centres.

Its main asset is the station on the Treviglio-Bergamo line. The open public transport timetables list 1 stop point in the municipality, served by 2 train and bus lines; from Treviglio you can continue to Milan. For anyone working in Bergamo or on the plain, the train avoids the traffic on the provincial roads. Housing is mostly detached and terraced houses and recent blocks of flats.

In 2023 there were 4,949 residents, up 4.6% on 2011. The average age is 44.7, slightly below the province (45.2); households have 2.39 members on average and foreign residents make up 10.7%. Declared incomes are a little below the Bergamo average.

Seismic hazard is moderate. All 243 municipalities in the province of Bergamo are in zone 3, and in Arcene the expected ground acceleration is about 0.111 g. For houses built before the more recent earthquake standards, it is worth asking for the structural paperwork.

There are no large rivers here, but irrigation ditches and canals cross the countryside, and summer storms put drains, underpasses and basements to the test. The report checks flood risk at the address, uses the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps and measures the distance to the station.

Key points

  • Station on the Treviglio-Bergamo line.
  • 4,949 residents, up 4.6% since 2011.
  • The whole province in seismic zone 3.
  • Foreign residents 10.7%, households of 2.39.

Overview

Arcene is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 4,949 residents, ranked 75 of 243 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Arcene 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 0.111 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 4.6%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 10.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Arcene declared an average taxable income of 25,550 euros, below the provincial average (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Arcene is in climate zone E, with 2,516 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 152 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Arcene has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 3 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.5).

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 1 bus line, 1 train line. That is about 0.2 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 31.2% of the land in Arcene, 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

Arcene 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 contaminated sites in Arcene.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Arcene: 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 Arcene 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 19 inhabited census areas in Arcene. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 78 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 1.1%
  • good 62.1%
  • very good 36.8%

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 016011. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.