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Gorlago: 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 Don Pietro Bonetti 1, Gorlago.

Gorlago, along the Cherio east of Bergamo

About a dozen kilometres east of Bergamo, where the plain starts to narrow towards the Val Cavallina, the Cherio stream runs through Gorlago. The village is close to Trescore Balneario and San Paolo d'Argon, in an area where hills with vineyards alternate with housing estates and business parks.

A large share of the land is built on, and the village is well connected. The road to Bergamo and the A4 motorway junction at Seriate take you into the city or towards Brescia quickly, although at rush hour traffic on the Val Cavallina route can be heavy. The market is made up of flats in low-rise blocks, detached and terraced houses from the 1970s onwards, and a few courtyard houses in the old centre. Before buying, find out how close the main road is and what goes on in the industrial units nearby.

Istat, the Italian statistics office, counted 5,161 residents in 2023, up 2.6% on 2011. The average age is 45.0 against 45.2 in the province, and 23.0% are over 65. Foreign residents make up 14.9%, and households have 2.52 members on average. The average income is in line with the province of Bergamo. There are 4 supermarkets, or 0.78 per 1,000 residents against 0.47 in the province.

All 243 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, and in Gorlago the expected ground acceleration is about 0.128 g. In a block of flats, ask for the design date and the structural sign-off, and look at the balconies and facades.

Near the Cherio the report checks the official flood maps for the exact address; towards the hills, gradient and landslides count too. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report can find the plot.

Key points

  • On the Cherio, between Bergamo and the mouth of the Val Cavallina.
  • Residents up 2.6% since 2011; 14.9% foreign.
  • All 243 Bergamo municipalities in seismic zone 3.
  • Near the Cherio: flood-prone areas checked per address.

Overview

Gorlago is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 5,161 residents, ranked 69 of 243 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Gorlago 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 0.128 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 45 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 14.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Gorlago declared an average taxable income of 26,969 euros, in line with the province (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Gorlago is in climate zone E, with 2,510 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 233 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Gorlago has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities and 5 sports facilities.

There are 0.2 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.3).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 30.5% of the land in Gorlago, compared with 12.0% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Gorlago 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 Gorlago.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Gorlago: 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 Gorlago 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 25 inhabited census areas in Gorlago. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 73 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 10.3%
  • good 89.7%

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 016114. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.