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Bagnatica: 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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Bagnatica, lowland east of Bergamo, new homes and business parks

Bergamo is about ten kilometres west of Bagnatica, and Orio al Serio airport is roughly the same distance. The municipality lies on the plain east of the city, between Seriate, Brusaporto and Cavernago, in a belt where housing, business parks and shopping centres have spread a great deal in recent decades: more than a third of the land is now built on.

That growth has brought young families. At the end of 2023 there were 4,489 residents, 8.1% more than in 2011, with an average age of 43.2, among the lowest in the province (which stands at 45.2). Over-65s make up just 19.2%, against 22.5% across the Bergamo area. Households have 2.41 members on average and declared incomes are in line with the provincial average.

Buyers will mostly find detached and terraced houses and flats built from the 1990s onwards, plus a few old farmhouses in the historic core. The advantage is being close to the A4 motorway and the city; the downside is rush-hour traffic on the local roads and, for homes nearest the main routes, noise. The data shows no public transport stops in the municipality and 26 recorded services: for many things people rely on Seriate and Bergamo.

Seismic risk is moderate. Bagnatica is in zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification and the expected ground acceleration is about 0.126 g, a little higher than on the lower plain. For a recent house the most useful thing to check is the energy rating; for an older one, the type of structure and any work done. The report also checks the flood maps along ditches and streams for the individual address.

Key points

  • Plain east of Bergamo, near the A4 and Orio al Serio airport.
  • 4,489 residents, up 8.1% since 2011.
  • Average age 43.2, over-65s at 19.2%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration of about 0.126 g.

Overview

Bagnatica is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 4,489 residents, ranked 87 of 243 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bagnatica 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 0.126 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 8.1%. 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 7.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bagnatica declared an average taxable income of 27,101 euros, in line with the province (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bagnatica is in climate zone E, with 2,492 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 220 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bagnatica has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 healthcare facilities, 5 sports facilities and 1 green area.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 35.8% of the land in Bagnatica, 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

Bagnatica 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Bagnatica. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Bagnatica: 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 Bagnatica 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 Bagnatica. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.3%
  • fair 98.2%
  • 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 016018. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.