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Seriate: 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 Deco' e Canetta 1, Seriate.

Seriate, on the river Serio at the gates of Bergamo

Heading south-east out of Bergamo on the road to the Val Cavallina and Lake Iseo, you are in Seriate almost without noticing: the two share a border, and the river Serio runs through the town. Orio al Serio airport and the A4 motorway are a few minutes away, and the Bolognini hospital serves a wide part of the province.

The train helps anyone working elsewhere. Seriate station lies on the Bergamo to Brescia line, and in Trenord's open timetables (GTFS format) it is served by 2 rail lines. The centre is close to Bergamo, but the municipality is also heavily built up, with almost half of its land taken by houses, warehouses, roads and retail areas. House hunters mostly find flats in apartment blocks and terraced houses; it pays to check how close a home is to main roads and industrial areas.

The population is growing. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 25,566 residents at the end of 2023, up 5.1% on 2011, in a province of 243 municipalities. Foreign nationals make up 13.6%, more than the provincial average, and the average age is 44.9. There are 0.70 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, against 0.50 in the province.

The whole province of Bergamo is in seismic zone 3. In Seriate the expected ground acceleration is about 0.119 g, a moderate value but not a negligible one for old buildings or ones altered over time. In a block of flats, service charges, building systems and the energy rating also weigh heavily.

The Serio runs through the municipality, and areas near the river need checking for flood hazard, which the report does for the address using official maps. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastre, so the report also finds the land parcel.

Key points

  • At the gates of Bergamo, with a station, hospital and the A4 nearby.
  • Station served by 2 rail lines towards Bergamo and Brescia.
  • 25,566 residents, up 5.1% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.119 g.

Overview

Seriate is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 25,566 residents, the third most populous in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Seriate 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 0.119 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 5.1%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 13.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Seriate declared an average taxable income of 26,314 euros, in line with the province (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Seriate is in climate zone E, with 2,530 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 247 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Seriate has 19 schools and 7 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 9 grocery shops and supermarkets, 18 healthcare facilities, 20 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.

There are 0.7 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 2 train lines, 1 bus line. That is about 0.0 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 44.9% of the land in Seriate, compared with 12.0% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 6.5 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Seriate 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Seriate, and 5 more have been cleaned up or closed. 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 Seriate: 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 Seriate 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 88 inhabited census areas in Seriate. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.4%
  • fair 26.8%
  • good 71.8%

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

ISTAT code 016198. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.