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Adro: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Brescia, Lombardia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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For example: Via Provinciale 1, Adro.

Adro, at the foot of Monte Alto in Franciacorta

On the northern edge of Franciacorta, where the Brescia plain meets the first hills and, beyond Monte Alto, Lake Iseo, lies Adro. The town stretches along the foot of the hill, with its old centre and hamlets surrounded by vineyards, wine cellars and a good number of manufacturing and craft firms. Wine and industry sit a few hundred metres apart here.

There is no railway stop in the municipality: the nearest station is at Borgonato, in neighbouring Corte Franca, on the Brescia-Iseo-Edolo line. Nearly all journeys are by car, and the A4 motorway exits towards Brescia and Bergamo are a few kilometres away. Buyers find houses in the old centre, detached homes in the newer estates and some hillside houses looking over the vines. Schools, 10 according to Overture Maps, are more plentiful per head than the provincial average, a plus for families.

At the end of 2023 there were 7,151 residents according to Istat, the national statistics office, up 0.5% on 2011. The average age of 45.7 is close to the provincial figure, and over-65s make up 23.4%. Foreign residents account for 5.7%, a low share for the Brescia area, and households average 2.40 people. Declared incomes are a little below the provincial average.

Adro is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection scale, like 152 other municipalities in Brescia province; the remaining 52 are in zone 2. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.136 g. For a converted workshop or a house with later extensions, check that the added parts were designed and signed off together with the rest.

Houses on the slopes of Monte Alto should be looked at for gradient and drainage, those on the flat for ditches and irrigation channels. The report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the address and finds the plot on the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Northern Franciacorta, between vineyards and small industry.
  • No station in town: the nearest is at Borgonato.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.136 g.
  • More schools per head than the province: 10 sites.

Overview

Adro is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 7,151 residents, ranked 53 of 205 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Adro is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (153 of 205) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.136 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. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Adro declared an average taxable income of 24,608 euros, below the provincial average (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Adro is in climate zone E, with 2,597 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 271 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Adro has 10 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities and 8 sports facilities.

There are 0.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).

Public transport

The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Adro.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 22.3% of the land in Adro, compared with 10.5% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.1 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Adro 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 contaminated sites in Adro.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Adro: 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 Adro 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 32 inhabited census areas in Adro. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.7%
  • fair 22.2%
  • good 77.1%

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 017002. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.