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Alfianello: 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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Alfianello, the lowland plain of Brescia towards Cremona

Alfianello is a village in the Bassa bresciana, the farming plain in the south-western part of the province of Brescia, towards the border with the Cremona area. Scientists know the name for a meteorite that fell in its fields in the nineteenth century, fragments of which are kept in several museums. Brescia is within commuting distance by car, and Cremona can also be reached by car.

This is irrigated lowland, with fields, farmsteads, rows of trees and canals. The village has courtyard houses and old brick homes, with newer detached houses and small blocks on the edges. The data show no public transport stops listed in the municipality, so a car is needed for most things. The land is flat and full of watercourses, so the report checks the official flood maps for the address.

Istat, the national statistics institute, records 2,281 residents in 2023, down 6.9% since 2011. The average age is 46.6, slightly above the provincial 45.4, and foreign residents make up 9.4%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

For earthquakes Alfianello is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department scale, like 152 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.105 g. Plain soils can amplify shaking, so in old brick houses have walls, floors and foundations checked, as well as rising damp.

The climate is zone E, with cold, foggy winters and muggy summers. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report reaches the plot.

Key points

  • Lowland plain south-west of Brescia, towards Cremona.
  • Courtyard houses, newer homes and irrigated farmland.
  • Residents down 6.9% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.105 g.

Overview

Alfianello is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,281 residents, ranked 133 of 205 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Alfianello 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 0.105 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 fallen by 6.9%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 9.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Alfianello declared an average taxable income of 24,156 euros, below the provincial average (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Alfianello is in climate zone E, with 2,389 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 53 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Alfianello has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets and 2 healthcare facilities.

There are 1.3 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 12.4% of the land in Alfianello, 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

Alfianello 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 Alfianello.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Alfianello: 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 Alfianello 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 16 inhabited census areas in Alfianello. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 71 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 14.5%
  • good 85.5%

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 017004. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.