Bonate Sotto: 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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Bonate Sotto, in Bergamo's Isola near the Brembo
The Isola ("island") is the stretch of plain and low hills west of Bergamo enclosed by two rivers, the Adda and the Brembo, and Bonate Sotto lies on its Brembo side. It is a mix of housing, workshops and fields that grew fast in the second half of the twentieth century. On the edge of the village stand the ruins of the Romanesque church of Santa Giulia, its best-known monument.
Bergamo is about ten kilometres away and the industrial area of Dalmine lies across the river. There are no railway stops in the town itself: the nearest stations, such as Ponte San Pietro, are in the surrounding towns, and almost everyone drives, on roads that are often busy at rush hour. Around the old core you will find detached houses, blocks of flats from the 1970s and 1980s and newer developments. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.
The population is growing slowly. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 6,612 residents in 2023, up 2.4% on 2011. The average age (44.6) and the share of over-65s (21.6%) are close to the provincial figures. Foreign residents make up 10.5%. Among local services, supermarkets stand out: there are 5, above the provincial average per head.
Earthquake hazard is moderate. All 243 municipalities in the province of Bergamo are in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, and the expected ground acceleration in Bonate Sotto's built-up area is about 0.096 g. With a 1970s block of flats, look mainly at the facades, balconies and roof, the energy rating and any planned service charges.
The Brembo runs in a deep-cut valley, and homes near the steep banks or the ditches on the plain need checking one by one: the report gives landslide and flood hazard for the exact address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for Bonate Sotto, and the report traces the address to its land parcel.
Key points
- In Bergamo's Isola, on the Brembo side, about ten kilometres from the city.
- 6,612 residents, up 2.4% since 2011.
- Foreign residents at 10.5%; average age 44.6.
- Seismic zone 3, like every municipality in the province.
Overview
Bonate Sotto is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 6,612 residents, ranked 45 of 243 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bonate Sotto 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 0.096 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 2.4%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 10.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bonate Sotto declared an average taxable income of 25,486 euros, below the provincial average (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Bonate Sotto is in climate zone E, with 2,375 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 215 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bonate Sotto has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities and 2 sports facilities.
There are 0.5 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.9).
Public transport
The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Bonate Sotto.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 21.0% of the land in Bonate Sotto, 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
Bonate Sotto 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Bonate Sotto, and one more has been cleaned up or closed. 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 Bonate Sotto: 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 Bonate Sotto 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 29 inhabited census areas in Bonate Sotto. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 72 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 6.3%
- good 93.7%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Public transport timetables (GTFS): Trenord, Regione Lombardia - Trenord, orari ferroviari (GTFS). Licence CC BY 4.0, version 20261111.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Lombardia, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Lombardia. Licence CC0 1.0 (pubblico dominio), updated to 15 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 016031. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.