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Bagnolo Mella: 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 Antonio Gramsci 1, Bagnolo Mella.

Bagnolo Mella, lowland farming country south of Brescia

Just south of Brescia the city gives way to the Bassa, the flat farming lowland, and Bagnolo Mella is one of the first towns you reach. The landscape is irrigated plain along the river Mella: maize fields, farmsteads, livestock, and around the centre workshops and industrial estates. Many residents work in Brescia or in nearby towns.

For commuters the train is a plus. There is a station on the Brescia to Cremona railway, and in the operators' open timetables (GTFS format) the municipality is served by 2 lines in all, rail and bus combined. The centre, with its square and parish church, is compact; around it are terraced houses, detached homes and blocks of flats built from the 1970s onwards.

Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 12,437 residents in 2023, down 2.0% on 2011. The average age (45.3) and the share of over-65s (22.9%) are almost exactly those of the province of Brescia. Foreign nationals make up 13.0%, as in many farming and industrial towns of the Bassa. Declared incomes are close to the provincial average.

The province has 52 municipalities in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, mostly towards Lake Garda and the valleys, and 153 in zone 3. Bagnolo Mella is in the latter group, zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.143 g. For converted farmhouses and masonry houses, find out whether any structural work has been done, and in older buildings on the plain look out for rising damp too.

The Mella is the river to keep an eye on: when it floods, low-lying areas near its bed can go under water. The report checks the official flood maps at the address and finds the land parcel on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Station on the Brescia to Cremona railway.
  • 12,437 residents, down 2.0% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected ground acceleration about 0.143 g.
  • Low ground near the Mella: check flood hazard.

Overview

Bagnolo Mella is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 12,437 residents, ranked 22 of 205 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bagnolo Mella 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 0.143 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 2.0%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 13.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bagnolo Mella declared an average taxable income of 25,914 euros, in line with the province (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bagnolo Mella is in climate zone E, with 2,410 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 86 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bagnolo Mella has 6 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 7 grocery shops and supermarkets, 6 healthcare facilities, 3 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.

There are 0.5 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.8).

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 1 bus line, 1 train line. That is about 0.1 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 17.5% of the land in Bagnolo Mella, compared with 10.5% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.2 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Bagnolo Mella 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 open contaminated sites in Bagnolo Mella; 4 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Bagnolo Mella: 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 Bagnolo Mella 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 53 inhabited census areas in Bagnolo Mella. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 72 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.6%
  • fair 4.6%
  • good 90.8%
  • very good 4.0%

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 017009. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.