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Oneta: 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.

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Oneta, mountain hamlets in the Val del Riso

Oneta is a mountain municipality in the Val del Riso, a side valley that opens onto the Val Seriana in the province of Bergamo. The land, at around seven hundred metres, is made up of wooded slopes, meadows and small clusters of houses besides the main village.

For a buyer, climate and location matter most. This is climate zone F, with long cold winters, and many homes are old stone buildings or houses renovated in recent decades. For work, schools and services people drive down to the Seriana valley floor and towards Bergamo. Before signing, check insulation, heating and the state of the roofs.

The population is shrinking and ageing: 557 residents in 2023, against 652 in 2011, a fall of 14.6%. The average age is 50.9, compared with 45.2 in the province of Bergamo, and over-65s make up 31.8% (22.5% across the province). Households average 2.01 people. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

All 243 municipalities in the province of Bergamo are in seismic zone 3, a moderate hazard; in Oneta the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.083 g. In stone houses, ask whether the floors and roof have been rebuilt.

In a narrow valley the risks to look at are landslides on the slopes and streams in flood. The report checks them on the official maps for the precise address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality and lead to the plot.

Key points

  • Mountain hamlets in the Val del Riso, off the Val Seriana.
  • Over-65s at 31.8%, against 22.5% in the province.
  • All 243 Bergamo municipalities in seismic zone 3.
  • Landslides and streams checked for the exact address.

Overview

Oneta is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 557 residents, ranked 215 of 243 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Oneta 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 0.083 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 14.6%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (45). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 1.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Oneta declared an average taxable income of 23,065 euros, below the provincial average (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Oneta is in climate zone F, with 3,120 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 740 metres above sea level.

Services

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.9 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 1.7% of the land in Oneta, 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

Oneta 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 Oneta.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Oneta: 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 Oneta 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 12 inhabited census areas in Oneta. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 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 016148. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.