San Pellegrino Terme: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Bergamo, Lombardia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
Liveability index free for any address
Land sheet 6 free checks
Search for an address in San Pellegrino Terme
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 de Medici 1, San Pellegrino Terme.
San Pellegrino Terme, the Art Nouveau casino on the Brembo
The Art Nouveau casino and Grand Hotel overlooking the Brembo recall the heyday of San Pellegrino Terme in the early twentieth century, when people came here to take the waters. Today the water is mostly the bottled kind, known around the world, and the spa has reopened as a modern wellness centre. The town lies in the Val Brembana where the valley narrows, about half an hour's drive from Bergamo.
The narrow valley shapes much of what a buyer faces. Houses line the river and both slopes, with many steep streets and little parking; alongside the period buildings there are 1960s and 1970s blocks of flats and holiday apartments. The single valley road fills up at rush hour and at weekends, and the railway that once ran up the Val Brembana is long gone.
The population is ageing and shrinking. Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 4,645 residents in 2023, down 6.2% since 2011, with an average age of 48.9 against 45.2 in the province and over-65s at 29.6%, well above the provincial 22.5%. Foreign residents make up 3.0%.
All 243 municipalities in the province of Bergamo are in seismic zone 3; here the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.082 g. The real risks lie elsewhere: the Brembo in flood and the steep slopes above the houses. The report checks the official flood and landslide maps for the address, a step not to skip if you are buying near the river.
Key points
- Val Brembana, Art Nouveau casino and Grand Hotel on the Brembo.
- 4,645 residents, down 6.2% since 2011.
- Over-65s at 29.6%, against 22.5% provincially.
- Seismic zone 3; river floods and landslides to check.
Overview
San Pellegrino Terme is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 4,645 residents, ranked 82 of 243 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Pellegrino Terme 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 0.082 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 6.2%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (45). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 3.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Pellegrino Terme declared an average taxable income of 25,400 euros, below the provincial average (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Pellegrino Terme is in climate zone E, with 2,680 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 358 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Pellegrino Terme has 7 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 3 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
There are 0.2 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 San Pellegrino Terme.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 6.6% of the land in San Pellegrino Terme, 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
San Pellegrino Terme 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 open contaminated sites in San Pellegrino Terme; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Pellegrino Terme: 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 Pellegrino Terme 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 36 inhabited census areas in San Pellegrino Terme. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.3%
- fair 38.1%
- good 61.6%
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 016190. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.