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Aviatico: 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 Cantul 1, Aviatico.

Aviatico, on the plateau above the Seriana valley

Above the lower Val Seriana, at around a thousand metres, lies the Selvino and Aviatico plateau, for decades a holiday spot for people from Bergamo and the plain. Aviatico covers part of it, with several hamlets scattered among meadows and woods and wide views over the valley.

Year-round residents and second-home owners live side by side here. The market reflects this double character: flats and villas built for holidays, alongside older houses in the hamlets. For work and services people drive down into the Val Seriana and towards Bergamo, on a mountain road with many hairpin bends; in winter, in climate zone F, snow and ice have to be expected.

There were 580 residents in 2023, up 12.2% on the 517 of 2011. The population is older than Bergamo's as a whole: an average age of 49.1 against 45.2, and over-65s at 27.8% against 22.5% for the province. The share of foreign residents is 5.2%. Average declared income is lower than the province's.

All 243 municipalities in the province of Bergamo are in seismic zone 3; in Aviatico the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.104 g. With a holiday home built a few decades ago, look above all at insulation, the heating system and, where they apply, the service charges.

Cadastral maps are available: the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes them, and the report traces the address to its land parcel. On the plateau's slopes, landslides depend on the position and are checked on the official maps for the exact spot.

Key points

  • Selvino and Aviatico plateau, around a thousand metres above the Seriana valley.
  • Residents up 12.2% since 2011.
  • All 243 Bergamo municipalities in seismic zone 3.
  • Many second homes: check insulation and heating.

Overview

Aviatico is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 580 residents, ranked 210 of 243 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Aviatico 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 0.104 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 12.2%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (45). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.2% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Aviatico declared an average taxable income of 24,423 euros, below the provincial average (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Aviatico is in climate zone F, with 3,521 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,022 metres above sea level.

Services

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

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 Aviatico.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 5.0% of the land in Aviatico, 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

Aviatico is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area 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 Aviatico.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Aviatico: 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 Aviatico 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 11 inhabited census areas in Aviatico. 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 016015. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.