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Fiorano al Serio: 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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Fiorano al Serio, a tightly built village in the mid Val Seriana

Fiorano al Serio is a small municipality in the middle Val Seriana, on the river Serio north of Albino, in the province of Bergamo. Its territory is small and almost entirely built up: houses, factories and roads fill the valley floor, and behind the village the slopes rise steeply towards the woods. The town hall is at around 400 metres. The valley has a long industrial tradition, textiles in particular, and many residents still work in local firms.

For buyers the valley has clear pluses and minuses. Bergamo is reached along the valley road and, from Albino, by the tram line into the city. Homes are mostly small blocks and detached houses from recent decades, with some older buildings in the historic core. Rush-hour traffic in the valley is a factor to consider.

Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 2,933 residents in 2023, down 4.5% since 2011. The average age of 46.8 is above the provincial 45.2, over-65s make up 25.6% and foreign nationals 8.0%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The municipality is in seismic zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.105 g. For a building a few decades old, find out when it was designed and whether the block has had structural work. Because the valley floor is squeezed between the Serio and the slopes, it is worth checking the official flood and landslide maps for the address with the report. Climate zone E, cold winters.

Key points

  • Mid Val Seriana, on the Serio north of Albino.
  • Small, heavily built-up area with a textile tradition.
  • 2,933 residents, average age 46.8.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.105 g.

Overview

Fiorano al Serio is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,933 residents, ranked 127 of 243 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Fiorano al Serio 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 fallen by 4.5%. The estimated average age is 47 years, higher than the province average (45). 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Fiorano al Serio declared an average taxable income of 24,341 euros, below the provincial average (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Fiorano al Serio is in climate zone E, with 2,632 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 396 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Fiorano al Serio has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets and 3 healthcare facilities.

There are 1.0 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 44.9% of the land in Fiorano al Serio, 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

Fiorano al Serio 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 Fiorano al Serio.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Fiorano al Serio: 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 Fiorano al Serio 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 16 inhabited census areas in Fiorano al Serio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 72 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 2.8%
  • good 97.2%

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 016100. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.