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Artogne: 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 Valeriana 1, Artogne.

Artogne, the lower Val Camonica and the road to Montecampione

Artogne is in the lower Val Camonica, in the province of Brescia, where the Oglio valley is still wide and Lake Iseo is not far away. The village sits at the foot of the mountainside, around two hundred and fifty metres up, and from its territory a road climbs to Montecampione, the ski and holiday resort above the valley.

For buyers the municipality offers quite different settings. On the valley floor are the village, newer houses and industrial areas, with roads leading to Darfo Boario Terme, the lake and Brescia; higher up are hamlets and mountain houses, with steep roads and harsher winters. In Montecampione many properties are second homes and flats in holiday complexes, a separate market with its own service charges. Average declared incomes are below the provincial average.

In 2023 there were 3,621 residents, up 1.4% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 44.8, just below the province (45.4), and over-65s make up 20.8%. Foreign residents account for 8.8%.

The province of Brescia has 52 municipalities in seismic zone 2 and 153 in zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department's scale. Artogne is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.101 g. For a stone house in the upper hamlets, what matters most is the roof, how walls and floors are tied together, and damp.

In an Alpine valley the main hazards come from the slopes and the streams: landslides, debris flows and floods after storms. The report checks them on the official maps at the address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the address leads back to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Lower Val Camonica, with the road up to Montecampione.
  • 3,621 residents in 2023, up 1.4% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.101 g.
  • Slopes and streams: check landslides and debris flows.

Overview

Artogne is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,621 residents, ranked 103 of 205 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Artogne 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 0.101 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 1.4%. 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 8.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Artogne declared an average taxable income of 23,060 euros, below the provincial average (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Artogne is in climate zone E, with 2,559 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 252 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Artogne has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets and 3 sports facilities.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 6.3% of the land in Artogne, compared with 10.5% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Artogne 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 no contaminated sites in Artogne.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Artogne: 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 Artogne 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 24 inhabited census areas in Artogne. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.8%
  • fair 43.5%
  • good 55.8%

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 017007. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.