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Gorle: 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: Viale Giulio Zavaritt 1, Gorle.

Gorle, a residential town on the edge of Bergamo

Gorle runs straight into Bergamo: you pass from one to the other without noticing, along the roads that lead from the city towards the Serio river, Seriate and Scanzorosciate. It is almost entirely residential, with most of its land built on, and one of the wealthiest towns in the province: declared incomes are well above the Bergamo average.

People who choose Gorle usually want to be close to the city with bigger homes and more green space around them. Housing is mainly detached and terraced houses and low-rise flats from recent decades, with private gardens and green areas along the river. The centre of Bergamo is a few kilometres away and many people get there by car or by bike; the public transport data used by the report list no stops in the municipality, so check the city bus routes on the ground.

The population is steady. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 6,557 residents in 2023, 1.7% more than in 2011. The average age (45.1) and the share of over-65s (21.7%) are close to the provincial figures, and foreign residents make up 8.4%. Among local services, healthcare facilities (5) and sports facilities (7) are above the provincial average per head.

Earthquake hazard is moderate. Gorle is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, like all 243 municipalities in the province of Bergamo, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.116 g. In an area of newer houses and flats, comparisons between properties usually come down to the energy rating, heating and service charges rather than the structure, though for older buildings it is still worth asking when they were designed.

The Serio runs along the edge of the municipality, and homes closest to the river need a careful look for flood hazard; with so much ground sealed over, heavy rain also has few places to drain. The report reads these hazards for the exact address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here, and the report traces each address to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Residential town joined to Bergamo, towards the Serio.
  • Incomes well above the provincial average.
  • 6,557 residents, up 1.7% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.116 g.

Overview

Gorle is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 6,557 residents, ranked 47 of 243 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Gorle 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 0.116 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 1.7%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Gorle declared an average taxable income of 36,520 euros, above the provincial average (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Gorle is in climate zone E, with 2,560 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 268 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Gorle has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 5 healthcare facilities, 7 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 0.5 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.9).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 50.3% of the land in Gorle, 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

Gorle 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Gorle, and 3 more have been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Gorle: 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 Gorle 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 23 inhabited census areas in Gorle. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 55.7%
  • good 44.3%

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 016115. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.