Fornovo San Giovanni: 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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Fornovo San Giovanni, the lower Bergamo plain near Treviglio
In the lower Bergamo plain, the irrigated farmland that runs down towards Cremona and Crema, Fornovo San Giovanni is a farming and residential village in the Treviglio and Caravaggio area. The land is flat, with maize fields, irrigation channels and farmsteads, and a built-up area that has grown in recent decades with estates of detached houses. Treviglio, with its station on the lines to Milan and Brescia, is the reference point for anyone working elsewhere.
In 2023 there were 3,406 residents, up 2.6% on 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 43.1, lower than 45.2 for the province, and over-65s make up 18.5%, against 22.5% for the province. Foreign nationals are 8.4%. Average incomes are close to the provincial average, slightly below it.
Buyers find detached houses, terraced homes and small blocks of flats, plus some farmsteads to restore in the countryside. The open data show no public transport stops in the municipality: Treviglio station is reached by car, and this should go into your daily travel times. The report measures the real distances to services from the address.
All 243 municipalities in the province of Bergamo are in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department's scale. In Fornovo the expected ground acceleration is about 0.112 g. With a converted farmstead, ask whether the work also covered the roof, floors and load-bearing walls, as well as the finishes.
On irrigated plain the practical issues are water from the channels and damp ground, and the report checks the flood maps for the exact address. Cadastral maps from the Revenue Agency are available.
Key points
- Irrigated lower Bergamo plain, near Treviglio and Caravaggio.
- 3,406 residents in 2023, up 2.6% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.112 g.
- No stops in the data: Treviglio station is a drive away.
Overview
Fornovo San Giovanni is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,406 residents, ranked 115 of 243 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Fornovo San Giovanni 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 0.112 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 2.6%. The estimated average age is 43 years, lower than the province average (45). 19% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Fornovo San Giovanni declared an average taxable income of 25,564 euros, below the provincial average (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Fornovo San Giovanni is in climate zone E, with 2,404 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 109 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Fornovo San Giovanni has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility 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 Fornovo San Giovanni.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 19.1% of the land in Fornovo San Giovanni, 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
Fornovo San Giovanni 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 Fornovo San Giovanni.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Fornovo San Giovanni: 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 Fornovo San Giovanni 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 21 inhabited census areas in Fornovo San Giovanni. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.7%
- fair 15.2%
- good 84.1%
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 016105. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.