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Barghe: 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 Nazionale 1, Barghe.

Barghe, on the river Chiese in the Valle Sabbia

The river Chiese runs through Barghe and shapes it: the village lies on the floor of the Valle Sabbia, at around 300 metres, with houses along the river and the main road and woods rising straight up the slopes. Brescia is reached by heading down the valley, while the same road leads the other way towards Lake Idro.

The Valle Sabbia is a working valley, with engineering firms and workshops in the villages along the main road, and many residents work locally or commute to Brescia. Homes are mostly family houses and small blocks of flats; the older core has stone buildings in need of renovation. Declared incomes are slightly above the average for the province of Brescia.

Istat, Italy's statistics office, counted 1,141 residents in 2023, 4.0% fewer than in 2011. The average age is 46.6, against 45.4 in the province, and 25.5% of residents are over 65. Foreign residents make up 5.1%.

Seismic hazard is not the same across the province of Brescia. Barghe is in zone 2 on the Civil Protection Department scale, like 52 of the 205 municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration in the village of 0.151 g. For a masonry building, ask about the year of construction, any assessments and the work carried out.

With cadastral maps published by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate), the report traces the plot from the address. Near the Chiese the flood-prone areas matter, on the slopes gradient and landslides: both are checked on the official maps for each house.

Key points

  • Valley floor of the Valle Sabbia, along the river Chiese.
  • Seismic zone 2, like 52 municipalities in the province.
  • Expected ground acceleration in the village 0.151 g.
  • Declared incomes slightly above the provincial average.

Overview

Barghe is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,141 residents, ranked 174 of 205 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Barghe 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 0.151 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Barghe, 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 4.0%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Barghe declared an average taxable income of 26,991 euros, in line with the province (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Barghe is in climate zone E, with 2,631 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 295 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Barghe has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare 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 Barghe.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 7.9% of the land in Barghe, 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

Barghe 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 Barghe.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Barghe: 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 Barghe 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 8 inhabited census areas in Barghe. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 53 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 49.6%
  • fair 50.4%

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

ISTAT code 017012. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.