Bagolino: 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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Bagolino, the Caffaro valley, its carnival and its cheese
Bagolino is known for two things: its carnival, when the balarì dance through the streets in costume, and Bagòss, the mountain-pasture cheese named after the village. The municipality covers almost the whole Caffaro valley, from the high mountains of Maniva and Gaver down to Ponte Caffaro, the hamlet on Lake Idro on the border with Trentino. It is one of the largest municipalities in the province of Brescia by area.
The old village, at almost 800 metres, is a dense cluster of stone and timber houses packed against the slope, with narrow, steep streets: buyers here need to think about access, parking, snow and renovation costs. Ponte Caffaro, down by the lake, has a milder climate and newer houses, while Maniva and Gaver are areas of holiday homes for skiing and summer. Average declared incomes are below the Brescia average.
In 2023 there were 3,781 residents, 4.0% fewer than in 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The population is old: an average age of 49.6 against 45.4 in the province, and over-65s at 29.8% against 22.8%. Foreign residents are few, 2.1%.
In the Brescia area, 52 municipalities are in seismic zone 2 and 153 in zone 3 of the Civil Protection Department's scale; Bagolino is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.128 g. In climate zone F, the coldest, insulation, the roof and heating matter most, and in a stone house the walls should be checked before any work.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report traces an address to its plot. On slopes this steep, between mountain streams and rock faces, landslides, debris flows and flooding have to be read at the exact address, and the report checks the official maps for that point.
Key points
- Balarì carnival and Bagòss cheese, in the Caffaro valley.
- From Ponte Caffaro on Lake Idro up to Maniva and Gaver.
- Over-65s at 29.8%, average age 49.6.
- Climate zone F and seismic zone 3: insulation and walls first.
Overview
Bagolino is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,781 residents, ranked 98 of 205 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bagolino 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 0.128 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 4.0%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (45). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 2.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bagolino declared an average taxable income of 22,849 euros, below the provincial average (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Bagolino is in climate zone F, with 3,322 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 778 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bagolino has 6 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
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 Bagolino.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 2.0% of the land in Bagolino, compared with 10.5% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.9 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Bagolino is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area 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 Bagolino.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Bagolino: 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 Bagolino 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 Bagolino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 74.6%
- good 25.4%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Public transport timetables (GTFS): Trenord, Regione Lombardia - Trenord, orari ferroviari (GTFS). Licence CC BY 4.0, version 20261111.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Lombardia, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Lombardia. Licence CC0 1.0 (pubblico dominio), updated to 14 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 017010. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.