Ponte Nossa: 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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Ponte Nossa, on the Serio in Val Seriana
Ponte Nossa lies on the valley floor of Val Seriana, where the river Serio runs tight between the slopes and the main valley road passes through the village. Like many places in the valley it grew around factory work, with workers' housing, small blocks of flats and industrial buildings near the river, while newer homes climb the hillsides. Bergamo is reached by driving or taking the bus down the valley, as there is no railway.
Geography matters a lot to buyers here. Homes on the valley floor are close to the river and the main road, while those on the slopes get more sun but have steep access that is less easy in winter. The report checks the official flood and landslide maps for the exact spot and measures the slope, details that change from one street to the next.
Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,695 residents in 2023, down 11.4% from 1,913 in 2011. The population is older than the provincial average, with a mean age of 49.8 against 45.2 and over-65s at 32.0% compared with 22.5% across the province. Foreign residents are 10.2%, households are small at 2.02 people, and declared incomes are below the provincial average.
All 243 municipalities in the province of Bergamo are in seismic zone 3 under the Civil Protection classification; in Ponte Nossa the expected ground acceleration is 0.088 g. In blocks from the 1960s and 1970s, focus on the roof, the insulation and any building works the residents have already voted for. The Revenue Agency cadastral maps are available and the report traces the parcel.
Key points
- Valley floor village on the river Serio, no railway.
- Over-65s at 32.0%, against 22.5% in the province.
- All 243 municipalities in Bergamo province in seismic zone 3.
- River and slopes: check flood and landslide maps by address.
Overview
Ponte Nossa is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,695 residents, ranked 156 of 243 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ponte Nossa 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 0.088 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 11.4%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (45). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 10.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ponte Nossa declared an average taxable income of 23,363 euros, below the provincial average (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Ponte Nossa is in climate zone E, with 2,730 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 465 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Ponte Nossa has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 sports facility and 1 green area.
The data shows no healthcare facilities 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 Ponte Nossa.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 11.4% of the land in Ponte Nossa, 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
Ponte Nossa is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Ponte Nossa. 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 Ponte Nossa: 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 Ponte Nossa 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 Ponte Nossa. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 98.4%
- good 1.6%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Public transport timetables (GTFS): Trenord, Regione Lombardia - Trenord, orari ferroviari (GTFS). Licence CC BY 4.0, version 20261111.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Lombardia, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Lombardia. Licence CC0 1.0 (pubblico dominio), updated to 15 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 016168. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.