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Gorno: 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 Plicosa Basello 1, Gorno.

Gorno, the old mines of the Val del Riso

For centuries Gorno lived off its mines: zinc and lead dug from tunnels in the mountain, closed during the last century and now explained in an ecomuseum. The village lies in the Val del Riso, a side valley of the Val Seriana, at around seven hundred metres, with houses spread between the main village and the hamlets on the hillside.

Buyers here are mostly after peace and mountain prices, within a daily drive of Bergamo, first heading down into the Val Seriana. Homes are largely stone houses or twentieth-century buildings, often with outdoor space; winters are cold (climate zone F) and heating costs should be budgeted for.

There are 1,476 residents, down 9.8% on 2011. The population is clearly older than the provincial one: an average age of 49.3 against 45.2, and over-65s at 30.1% against 22.5%. Foreign nationals are 5.3%. Services in the village are limited, 5 recorded in all.

All 243 municipalities in the province of Bergamo are in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection scale, Gorno included, and the expected ground acceleration here is 0.087 g. In older houses, look at the roof, the floors and how the walls are tied together, as well as insulation and heating.

On the valley slopes and near streams, the report helps you understand the individual plot: it checks the official landslide and flood maps, measures the gradient and gives the cadastral details.

Key points

  • Former mining village in the Val del Riso, off the Val Seriana.
  • Over-65s at 30.1%, against 22.5% in the province.
  • All 243 municipalities in Bergamo province in zone 3.
  • 1,476 residents, down 9.8% since 2011.

Overview

Gorno is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,476 residents, ranked 162 of 243 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Gorno 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 0.087 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 9.8%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (45). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Gorno declared an average taxable income of 22,488 euros, below the provincial average (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Gorno is in climate zone F, with 3,078 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 710 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Gorno has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy.

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 Gorno.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 5.2% of the land in Gorno, 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

Gorno 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 Gorno.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Gorno: 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 Gorno 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 18 inhabited census areas in Gorno. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 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 016116. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.