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Dalmine: 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 Venticinque Aprile 1, Dalmine.

Dalmine, steel pipes, the university and the Brembo

Dalmine grew up around the steel pipe works that bears its name, today Tenaris Dalmine. In the first half of the twentieth century the company built houses for its workers and staff, along with schools and services, and that company village is still a recognisable part of the centre. The municipality lies on the plain south-west of Bergamo, on the left bank of the river Brembo, and includes hamlets such as Sforzatica, Mariano, Sabbio and Guzzanica.

The engineering school of the University of Bergamo is also here, bringing students and demand for rooms to rent. The A4 motorway has an exit at Dalmine, a few minutes from Bergamo and Orio al Serio airport, and Milan is less than fifty kilometres away. The public transport data we use shows no stops in the municipality.

At the end of 2023 there were 23,614 residents, up 3.2% on 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office; Dalmine ranks number 4 by population among the 243 municipalities of the province of Bergamo. The estimated average age, 45.4, is in line with the province, and foreign nationals make up 9.9%. The land is among the most built up in the area, between housing, factories, logistics warehouses and roads.

Dalmine is in seismic zone 3, like all the other 242 municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.105 g, a moderate value. In the houses of the old company village, built in masonry almost a century ago, ask about the state of roofs and floors and what work has been done; in newer blocks, the energy rating and service charges matter more.

Along the Brembo and in low areas near the irrigation ditches, flood hazard should be checked for the exact address. Close to the factories it is also worth asking about neighbouring industrial activity, noise and heavy traffic. The report finds the land parcel on the cadastral maps of the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) and measures distances to services.

Key points

  • A steel town with a company village and a university engineering school.
  • An exit on the A4 between Bergamo and Milan.
  • 23,614 residents, up 3.2% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.105 g.

Overview

Dalmine is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 23,614 residents, among the most populous in the province (4 of 243).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Dalmine 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 0.105 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 3.2%. 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 9.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Dalmine declared an average taxable income of 27,329 euros, in line with the province (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Dalmine is in climate zone E, with 2,473 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 207 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Dalmine has 17 schools and 7 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 13 grocery shops and supermarkets, 9 healthcare facilities, 11 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 0.4 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.5).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 55.5% of the land in Dalmine, compared with 12.0% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.5 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Dalmine 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 open contaminated sites in Dalmine; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Dalmine: 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 Dalmine 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 95 inhabited census areas in Dalmine. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 72 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.1%
  • fair 10.0%
  • good 89.9%

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 016091. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.