San Paolo d'Argon: 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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San Paolo d'Argon, between Bergamo and the Val Cavallina
San Paolo d'Argon is a growing town full of young families. It lies east of Bergamo, where the plain meets the first hills and the road to the Val Cavallina and Lake Iseo leaves the urban area, between Albano Sant'Alessandro and Trescore Balneario. The historic centre revolves around the old Benedictine monastery and its church, with newer districts and small industrial estates spreading around it.
Much of the housing on sale is recent: terraced houses, semi-detached homes and three or four-storey blocks of flats built for young families who work in Bergamo, for local firms or towards Brescia. Almost everyone drives, and the main road is very busy at rush hour. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average. The climate zone is E.
The statistics confirm the picture of a young town. In 2023 there were 5,882 residents, 9.2% more than in 2011, an increase of 496 people. The average age is 42.1 against 45.2 for the province, over-65s are just 16.4% (provincially 22.5%) and households are larger than average, with 2.51 members. Foreign residents make up 14.3%.
The whole province of Bergamo is in seismic zone 3 of the Protezione Civile classification (Italy's Civil Protection Department). In San Paolo d'Argon, expected acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.125 g, a moderate hazard. Houses built in the last twenty years generally follow seismic standards; for the old centre and older buildings, ask what structural checks have been done.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps are published and the report finds the plot from the address. Small streams run down from the hills and can swell in a storm, so flood and landslide hazard are read for the individual address.
Key points
- East of Bergamo, on the road to the Val Cavallina.
- Population up 9.2% since 2011.
- Over-65s just 16.4%; households of 2.51 people.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.125 g.
Overview
San Paolo d'Argon is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 5,882 residents, ranked 59 of 243 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Paolo d'Argon 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 0.125 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 9.2%. The estimated average age is 42 years, lower than the province average (45). 16% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 14.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Paolo d'Argon declared an average taxable income of 26,355 euros, in line with the province (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Paolo d'Argon is in climate zone E, with 2,432 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 255 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Paolo d'Argon has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 3 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
There are 0.5 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.9).
Public transport
The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of San Paolo d'Argon.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 34.9% of the land in San Paolo d'Argon, compared with 12.0% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.7 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
San Paolo d'Argon 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 no open contaminated sites in San Paolo d'Argon; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Paolo d'Argon: 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 San Paolo d'Argon 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 31 inhabited census areas in San Paolo d'Argon. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 71 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 18.8%
- good 81.2%
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 016189. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.