Fara Gera d'Adda: 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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Fara Gera d'Adda, a Lombard settlement on the Adda
The name says a lot: fara was the word the Lombards, the Germanic people who ruled much of Italy in the early Middle Ages, used for one of their settlements, and the Gera d'Adda is the gravelly plain along the river. Fara lies on the left bank of the Adda, on the border between the province of Bergamo and the Milan metropolitan area, near Cassano d'Adda and a few kilometres from Treviglio. From the Lombard past there remains the basilica, which tradition links to King Authari.
The town has a compact historic centre, some industrial areas and residential districts that have grown in recent decades. Towards the river the landscape changes: banks, riverside woods and canals. The official timetables show no railway stops in the municipality, but the stations of Cassano d'Adda and Treviglio, on the line to Milan, are a few minutes' drive away. That is why many people choose Fara while working in the Milan area.
The population is growing slowly: 8,012 residents in 2023 according to Istat, the national statistics institute, up 1.3% on 2011. The average age of 45.2 matches the provincial figure, over-65s make up 22.1% and foreign residents 9.6%. Average incomes are slightly above the Bergamo average.
Like the rest of the province of Bergamo, Fara is in seismic zone 3 under the Civil Protection classification, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.094 g. The hazard is moderate, and in the houses of the old centre, often converted farmhouses and courtyards, damp, roofs and systems matter more.
The cadastral maps are published and the report goes from the address to the plot. The most practical issue here is the Adda: low-lying areas near the river and canals carry a different flood hazard from the terrace where the centre stands, and the report checks it for the exact address.
Key points
- Lombard-era settlement on the left bank of the Adda.
- Cassano d'Adda and Treviglio stations a few minutes away.
- Population up 1.3% since 2011; foreign residents 9.6%.
- Seismic zone 3; near the Adda, check flood hazard.
Overview
Fara Gera d'Adda is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 8,012 residents, ranked 34 of 243 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Fara Gera d'Adda 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 0.094 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 1.3%. 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 9.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Fara Gera d'Adda declared an average taxable income of 27,352 euros, in line with the province (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Fara Gera d'Adda is in climate zone E, with 2,441 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 131 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Fara Gera d'Adda has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility, 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 Fara Gera d'Adda.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 20.8% of the land in Fara Gera d'Adda, 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
Fara Gera d'Adda 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 Fara Gera d'Adda.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Fara Gera d'Adda: 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 Fara Gera d'Adda 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 35 inhabited census areas in Fara Gera d'Adda. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 58.4%
- good 41.6%
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 016096. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.