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Martinengo: 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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Martinengo, a medieval centre on the Bergamo plain

On the plain south-east of Bergamo, between the rivers Serio and Oglio, Martinengo is one of the larger towns of the so-called Bassa, the lowland part of the province. It has a compact medieval centre with stretches of arcaded streets, surrounded by newer housing, warehouses and farmland.

People who move here are usually after more space at lower prices than in Bergamo and its suburbs. The trade-off is the car: the railway does not come through the town, so commuting means driving to Bergamo, Treviglio or the industrial areas of the plain. Try the journey at rush hour before you commit.

The town is young and growing. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 10,964 residents in 2023, up 8.7% on 2011. The estimated average age is 42.7 against 45.2 for the province, over-65s are 19.3% and households average 2.57 people. Foreign residents make up 18.4%, a high share for the area. Average declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The earthquake picture is uniform. All 243 municipalities in the province of Bergamo are in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, and the expected ground acceleration in Martinengo's built-up area is about 0.129 g. In old-town houses and former farmsteads, the state of the roof, rising damp in the walls and the wiring and plumbing matter more; in detached houses from the 1970s and 1980s, insulation and the energy rating, which weigh on heating bills in these cold winters.

On the plain the issue is surface water: irrigation channels cross fields and neighbourhoods, and flood hazard is read at the individual address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes Martinengo's cadastral maps, so the report can start from the address and find the plot.

Key points

  • Medieval centre on the plain between the Serio and the Oglio.
  • 10,964 residents, up 8.7% since 2011.
  • Average age 42.7, foreign residents 18.4%.
  • The whole province of Bergamo is in seismic zone 3.

Overview

Martinengo is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 10,964 residents, among the most populous in the province (14 of 243).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Martinengo 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 0.129 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 8.7%. The estimated average age is 43 years, lower than the province average (45). 19% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 18.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.6 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Martinengo declared an average taxable income of 24,086 euros, below the provincial average (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Martinengo is in climate zone E, with 2,251 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 149 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Martinengo has 7 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities and 8 sports facilities.

There are 0.2 healthcare facilities 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 Martinengo.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 16.6% of the land in Martinengo, 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

Martinengo 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 Martinengo, and 2 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 Martinengo: 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 Martinengo 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 54 inhabited census areas in Martinengo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 60.9%
  • good 39.1%

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 016133. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.