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Parre: 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 Duca D'Aosta 1, Parre.

Parre, a hillside village in the middle Val Seriana

Parre sits on the side of the Val Seriana, above the valley floor where the Serio river runs, in the stretch of valley that climbs towards Clusone and the plateau. The centre is compact, with stone houses and narrow lanes, surrounded by meadows and woods. Across the province of Bergamo the village is known for scarpinocc, a filled pasta that is a local speciality.

For buyers, the main places of work are the valley itself, with its companies, or Bergamo, reached by car along the valley road. The market is mostly village houses, often in need of renovation, and detached homes on the outer meadows. The village is at around 600 metres, in climate zone E, so insulation and heating weigh on winter bills. The data show no public transport stops inside the municipality, so a car is needed.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,680 residents (2023), down 4.5% since 2011. The average age of 44.9 is in line with the provincial 45.2, and over-65s make up 22.2%. Foreign residents account for 4.8%.

Parre is in seismic zone 3, like almost the whole province of Bergamo, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.085 g. In older masonry houses, ask whether any work has been done on the roof and floors.

On a mountainside, slope and landslide conditions change from one plot to the next, and the report reads them at the address, together with the official flood maps. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastre is published and links the address to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Hillside village in Val Seriana, above the Serio river
  • 2,680 residents, down 4.5% since 2011
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.085 g
  • Cold winters, stone houses often needing work

Overview

Parre is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,680 residents, ranked 133 of 243 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Parre 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 0.085 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 4.5%. 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 4.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Parre declared an average taxable income of 23,429 euros, below the provincial average (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Parre is in climate zone E, with 2,989 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 640 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Parre has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility and 3 sports facilities.

There are 0.4 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 Parre.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 3.5% of the land in Parre, 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

Parre 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 Parre.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Parre: 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 Parre 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 14 inhabited census areas in Parre. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.3%
  • fair 99.7%

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 016158. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.