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Fara Olivana con Sola: 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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For example: Via San Lorenzo 1, Fara Olivana con Sola.

Fara Olivana con Sola, two villages in the Bergamo lowlands

The double name tells you how the municipality is made up: two centres, Fara Olivana and Sola, on the plain of the Bassa bergamasca, the lowland south of Bergamo, close to Romano di Lombardia. The land is flat, at about 100 metres above sea level, with maize fields and meadows watered by irrigation ditches and canals, and scattered farmsteads.

It is one of the growing villages of the plain. In 2023 there were 1,353 residents, up 6.7% on 2011, and the population is young: average age 43.8 against 45.2 in the province, with 20.5% over 65. Foreign nationals make up 17.2% of residents and households average 2.43 people. Declared incomes are below the Bergamo average.

For buyers, the choice ranges from village houses with a courtyard to terraced houses and flats in recent blocks. Jobs are in local firms, in Romano, Treviglio, Bergamo or towards Brescia, nearly always by car. In houses built in recent decades the right questions are about the energy rating, the systems and service charges; in older ones, damp and the roof.

All 243 municipalities in the province of Bergamo are in seismic zone 3. Here the expected ground acceleration is 0.118 g, a moderate value.

On a plain crossed by irrigation ditches and canals, the report checks the official flood maps at the address, and with the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps, which are available, it finds the building's plot.

Key points

  • Two centres in the Bassa bergamasca, near Romano.
  • Population up 6.7% since 2011.
  • Average age 43.8, 17.2% foreign nationals.
  • All 243 municipalities around Bergamo in seismic zone 3.

Overview

Fara Olivana con Sola is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,353 residents, ranked 167 of 243 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Fara Olivana con Sola 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 0.118 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 6.7%. The estimated average age is 44 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 17.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Fara Olivana con Sola declared an average taxable income of 23,818 euros, below the provincial average (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Fara Olivana con Sola is in climate zone E, with 2,383 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 107 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Fara Olivana con Sola has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy.

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 Olivana con Sola.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 19.0% of the land in Fara Olivana con Sola, 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 Olivana con Sola 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 Olivana con Sola.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Fara Olivana con Sola: 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 Olivana con Sola 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 8 inhabited census areas in Fara Olivana con Sola. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 54.4%
  • good 45.6%

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

ISTAT code 016097. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.