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Agnosine: 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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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 Guglielmo Marconi 1, Agnosine.

Agnosine, a side valley of the Valle Sabbia

Agnosine lies in the lower Valle Sabbia, in a side valley north-east of Brescia, with wooded slopes above and a valley floor where houses sit alongside the sheds of small firms, many of them in metalworking. Brescia is under an hour away by car, though commuters should expect busy valley roads at rush hour.

The village has a compact old core and several hamlets spread over the slopes. Houses in the old centres are often stone-built, set against the hillside, with narrow access and little parking. With newer homes, detached houses and small blocks of flats, look at which way they face: in a narrow valley some spots get little winter sun, and climate zone E means the heating stays on for many months.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,638 residents in 2023, down 10.6% since 2011. The average age is 47.7, higher than the provincial 45.4, and over-65s make up 25.8%. Foreign residents account for 6.7%.

The province of Brescia has 52 municipalities in seismic zone 2 and 153 in zone 3. Agnosine is in zone 2, the more exposed band in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.150 g in the built-up area. For an older masonry house, ask whether floors, roof and wall ties have been strengthened.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps. On the slopes the report checks gradient and the official landslide maps for the exact address, while near the streams on the valley floor it checks the flood maps.

Key points

  • Lower Valle Sabbia, north-east of Brescia, woods and small industry.
  • Average age of 47.7, above the provincial average.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration of 0.150 g.
  • Cadastral maps published, slopes checked address by address.

Overview

Agnosine is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,638 residents, ranked 153 of 205 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Agnosine is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Only 52 of 205 municipalities in the province are in zone 2.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.150 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Agnosine, the building matters a great deal: ask for the design year, whether it met the 2008 seismic standards, and whether any seismic retrofit has been carried out.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 10.6%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (45). 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 6.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Agnosine declared an average taxable income of 24,350 euros, below the provincial average (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Agnosine is in climate zone E, with 2,881 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 470 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Agnosine has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets 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 Agnosine.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 6.4% of the land in Agnosine, compared with 10.5% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Agnosine 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Agnosine, 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 Agnosine: 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 Agnosine 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 15 inhabited census areas in Agnosine. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 017003. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.