Sant'Omobono Terme: 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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Sant'Omobono Terme, in the heart of Valle Imagna
The Imagna stream runs down its valley towards the plain north-west of Bergamo, and Sant'Omobono Terme occupies the middle stretch. The name recalls the mineral waters that gave the village a long tradition as a holiday resort. The former municipality of Valsecca, with its hamlets, has also become part of it, and one of the best-known places is the sanctuary of the Madonna della Cornabusa, set inside a cave.
This is a hillside village, with houses spread between the valley floor and the higher hamlets. People working in Bergamo drive down the valley road towards Almenno. Alongside homes lived in all year round there are holiday houses and old stone farm buildings, often in need of renovation. On the steep slopes of the Pre-Alps, look carefully at the access road, retaining walls and landslide hazard, which the report checks for the address together with the gradient.
There were 3,899 residents in 2023, up 0.2% on 2011: stable, in practice, while many valley villages are losing people. The average age of 45.1 is in line with the province (45.2), over-65s make up 22.3% and foreign residents 5.8%. Average declared incomes are below the average for the province of Bergamo. For a village this size, Overture Maps records plenty of bars and restaurants: 26, or 6.67 per 1,000 residents against 4.08 in the province.
Seismic hazard is moderate. All 243 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 3, and here the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is low, about 0.071 g. In stone houses, with cold winters, damp, the roof and insulation matter more.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published, and the report traces the address back to the building's plot.
Key points
- Main village of Valle Imagna, north-west of Bergamo.
- 3,899 residents, stable since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration of about 0.071 g.
- Steep slopes: check gradient and landslides for the address.
Overview
Sant'Omobono Terme is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,899 residents, ranked 106 of 243 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sant'Omobono 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 0.071 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. 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 5.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sant'Omobono Terme declared an average taxable income of 22,799 euros, below the provincial average (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Sant'Omobono Terme is in climate zone E, with 2,960 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 627 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sant'Omobono Terme has 7 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 sports facilities 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 Sant'Omobono Terme.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 9.9% of the land in Sant'Omobono 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
Sant'Omobono 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 Sant'Omobono Terme; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sant'Omobono 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 Sant'Omobono 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 48 inhabited census areas in Sant'Omobono Terme. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 60.2%
- good 39.8%
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 016252. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.