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Gandellino: 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 Bondo 1, Gandellino.

Gandellino, upper Val Seriana along the River Serio

Gandellino is a mountain village in the upper Val Seriana, spread between the valley floor of the River Serio and the slopes that climb towards the Orobie Alps. For Bergamo, for work and for larger services you drive the whole length of the valley, so anyone planning a daily commute should allow for a long journey, especially in winter.

Which house suits you depends a lot on where it sits. Lower down you are close to the road and the river; higher up you get more sun, but also steeper ground and narrow lanes. The town hall stands at around 680 metres and the municipality is in climate zone F, the coldest band in the Italian classification. Heating, insulation and the state of the roof weigh on running costs far more than they would on the plain. Along the Serio and its side streams, the report checks the official flood and landslide maps for the exact address.

In 2023 there were 964 residents, down 7.8% on 2011. The average age is 48.9, against 45.2 across the province of Bergamo, and over-65s make up 29.4% of the population compared with 22.5% in the province. Foreign residents account for 1.2%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquake risk is the same right across the province: all 243 municipalities are in seismic zone 3, as classified by the Civil Protection Department, and the expected ground acceleration in the village is 0.067 g, a low value. In older stone houses the points to check are the floors and how well the walls are tied to the roof.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here, so the report can trace an address back to its land parcel. Distances to the pharmacy, school and shops are measured from the house itself.

Key points

  • Mountain village in the upper Val Seriana, on the River Serio.
  • Population down 7.8% since 2011, over-65s at 29.4%.
  • All 243 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 3.
  • Climate zone F: long winters, so check insulation and heating.

Overview

Gandellino is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 964 residents, ranked 187 of 243 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Gandellino 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 0.067 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 7.8%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (45). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 1.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Gandellino declared an average taxable income of 22,327 euros, below the provincial average (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Gandellino is in climate zone F, with 3,048 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 682 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Gandellino has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

The data shows no healthcare facilities 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 Gandellino.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 1.3% of the land in Gandellino, 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

Gandellino is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area 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 contaminated sites in Gandellino.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Gandellino: 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 Gandellino 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 15 inhabited census areas in Gandellino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 016107. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.