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Gandino: 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 Ugo Foscolo 1, Gandino.

Gandino, wool, heritage maize and a side valley

Gandino is the best-known village of the Val Gandino, a side valley of the Val Seriana that also takes in Leffe, Peia, Cazzano Sant'Andrea and Casnigo. The centre, at around 550 metres, grew for centuries on the wool trade, and the basilica of Santa Maria Assunta shows how wealthy the local cloth merchants once were. These days the name also comes up for mais spinato, an old local variety of maize brought back into cultivation by the valley's farmers.

For buyers the first question is getting about. There is no railway, and Bergamo is reached down the Val Seriana road, which is often busy at rush hour; at Albino you can switch to the tram line into the city. Housing is mixed: historic buildings in the centre, small villas on the slopes, and the more compact hamlets of Barzizza and Cirano. Above the village a road climbs towards Monte Farno, with meadows, woods and a few holiday homes.

The population is shrinking: 5,156 residents in 2023, 7.5% fewer than in 2011. Over-65s make up 28.5%, against 22.5% for the Bergamo area, and the average age is 48.5. Foreign residents make up 4.6%, and households average 2.27 people.

All 243 municipalities in the province of Bergamo are in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection scale. In Gandino the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.102 g. Many houses in the centre have stone walls and timber floors, so a renovation should also look at how walls and floors are tied together, as well as wiring, heating and insulation, which weigh on the bills in a cold climate zone like this one.

On the slopes landslide hazard varies from plot to plot, and the report checks it for the address, together with flooding along the streams. The cadastral maps of the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) are published.

Key points

  • Historic wool village in the Val Gandino, off the Val Seriana.
  • Over-65s at 28.5%, against 22.5% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, like the whole province of Bergamo.
  • No railway: the tram to Bergamo starts at Albino.

Overview

Gandino is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 5,156 residents, ranked 70 of 243 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Gandino 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 0.102 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 7.5%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (45). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Gandino declared an average taxable income of 23,572 euros, below the provincial average (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Gandino is in climate zone E, with 2,853 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 552 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Gandino has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 2 healthcare facilities, 2 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.2 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.5).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 6.5% of the land in Gandino, 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

Gandino is not among the radon priority areas designated 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 Gandino.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Gandino: 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 Gandino 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 44 inhabited census areas in Gandino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 43.5%
  • good 56.5%

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 016108. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.