Berzo Inferiore: 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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Berzo Inferiore, in the middle Valle Camonica
People who know Berzo Inferiore often link it with Blessed Innocenzo da Berzo, the nineteenth-century Capuchin friar whose name carries the village's and who is still widely remembered in the valley. The village lies in the middle Valle Camonica, on the side that climbs from the Oglio valley floor towards the mountains, at around 350 metres. Lower down run the main road and the valley railway, heading south towards Lake Iseo and Brescia and north towards Edolo.
It is a place to live for people working in the firms and services of the Valle Camonica, with detached houses, small villas and low blocks of flats around a compact old core. Schools, shops and the valley hospital are close, while Brescia is a longer trip. If you are buying on the hillside, look at orientation, gradient and winter access; along the streams coming down from the mountains the report checks the flood and landslide maps for the address.
Unlike many mountain municipalities, the population is stable: Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,460 residents in 2023, up 0.2% on 2011. The average age of 44.3 is below the figure for the province of Brescia (45.4), and over-65s make up 20.4%. Foreign residents account for 7.5%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
Berzo Inferiore is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, like 152 other municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.082 g, a modest value. Insulation, windows and heating matter more, because winters in the valley are long and the climate zone is E.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are available, and the report identifies the land parcel from the address.
Key points
- Middle Valle Camonica, the village of Blessed Innocenzo da Berzo.
- Population stable since 2011 (+0.2%), average age 44.3.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.082 g.
- Near the streams: check flood and landslide maps for the address.
Overview
Berzo Inferiore is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,460 residents, ranked 127 of 205 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Berzo Inferiore 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 0.082 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 44 years, in line with the province. 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Berzo Inferiore declared an average taxable income of 22,814 euros, below the provincial average (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Berzo Inferiore is in climate zone E, with 2,718 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 356 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Berzo Inferiore has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility and 1 sports facility.
There are 0.4 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).
Public transport
The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Berzo Inferiore.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 3.6% of the land in Berzo Inferiore, 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
Berzo Inferiore 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 Berzo Inferiore.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Berzo Inferiore: 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 Berzo Inferiore 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 10 inhabited census areas in Berzo Inferiore. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 72 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 0.3%
- good 99.7%
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 15 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 017017. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.