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Peia: 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 Peia Bassa 1, Peia.

Peia, a Val Gandino village above the Seriana valley

Peia is a municipality in the Val Gandino, the side valley that opens onto the Val Seriana in the province of Bergamo. The village sits on the slopes above five hundred metres, with houses clustered in the old cores, newer detached homes and meadows climbing towards the woods. The valley has a long textile tradition that shaped the working lives of generations.

For those working outside the valley, Bergamo is reached by car down the Val Seriana. Buyers in Peia are often after a house with a garden and a view, close to the mountains but near the services of the valley-floor towns. On the slopes, what counts is the gradient of the plot, winter sun and access roads; in older houses, insulation and the systems. Incomes are below the provincial average.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,699 residents in 2023, down 8.9% on 2011. The average age is 46.7 against 45.2 in the province and over-65s are 25.9%, above the provincial 22.5%. Foreign residents are 1.4% and households have 2.34 members on average.

All 243 municipalities in the province of Bergamo are in seismic zone 3; in Peia the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.107 g. For masonry houses in the old cores, ask about any work on roofs and floors.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published. The report traces the address to the plot, measures slope and elevation and reads the official landslide maps for that point, which on a hillside village change from one street to the next.

Key points

  • Val Gandino, a side valley of the Val Seriana.
  • Over-65s at 25.9%, above 22.5% in the province.
  • All 243 Bergamo municipalities in seismic zone 3.
  • On the slopes, check gradient and access.

Overview

Peia is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,699 residents, ranked 155 of 243 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Peia 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 0.107 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 8.9%. The estimated average age is 47 years, higher than the province average (45). 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 1.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Peia declared an average taxable income of 22,298 euros, below the provincial average (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Peia is in climate zone E, with 2,879 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 570 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Peia has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.

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 Peia.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 12.0% of the land in Peia, 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

Peia 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 Peia.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Peia: 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 Peia 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 8 inhabited census areas in Peia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 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 016161. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.