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Villa di Serio: 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 Antonio Locatelli 1, Villa di Serio.

Villa di Serio, at the mouth of the Val Seriana

Follow the Serio river a few kilometres up from Bergamo and you reach Villa di Serio, one of the towns that mark the entrance to the Val Seriana. It lies on the valley floor beside the river, backed by the first hills, wooded and planted with vines, towards Scanzorosciate and the Moscato di Scanzo wine area.

People working in Bergamo or lower down the valley are only minutes away by car, though the roads fill up at rush hour. Public transport data show no rail or tram stops within the municipality, and the nearest lines run through the surrounding towns. Homes range from courtyard houses in the old centre to detached houses and blocks of flats built from the 1960s onwards, and houses scattered on the lower slopes, quieter but reached by narrow lanes. Declared incomes are close to the provincial average.

In recent years the population has barely moved. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 6,579 residents in 2023, 0.6% fewer than in 2011. The average age is 45.8, just above the province, with over-65s at 22.3% and foreign residents at 4.9%. Among local services, sports facilities and green spaces stand out, above the provincial average per head.

All 243 municipalities in the province of Bergamo are in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department's scale; in Villa di Serio the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.116 g, a moderate hazard. In houses built between the 1960s and the 1980s, the roof, the facades, insulation and the boiler matter most, since climate zone E brings long winters.

The Serio can rise quickly in heavy rain, so homes closest to the river deserve careful checking; on the hillsides, the slope is what counts. The report reads flood and landslide hazard for the exact address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here, and the report traces each address to its land parcel.

Key points

  • At the mouth of the Val Seriana, a few kilometres north-east of Bergamo.
  • 6,579 residents, almost the same as in 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.116 g.
  • Near the Serio and on the slopes: flooding and landslides by address.

Overview

Villa di Serio is a municipality in the province of Bergamo, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 6,579 residents, ranked 46 of 243 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Villa di Serio 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 0.116 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 46 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Villa di Serio declared an average taxable income of 26,656 euros, in line with the province (26,939 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Villa di Serio is in climate zone E, with 2,460 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 275 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Villa di Serio has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 6 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

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 Villa di Serio.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 27.6% of the land in Villa di Serio, 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

Villa di Serio 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Villa di Serio, and 2 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 Villa di Serio: 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 Villa di Serio 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 23 inhabited census areas in Villa di Serio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 50.0%
  • good 50.0%

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 016240. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.