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Borno: 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 Vittorio Veneto 1, Borno.

Borno, the plateau above Valle Camonica

Borno sits on a green plateau at over 900 metres, perched above Valle Camonica and surrounded by meadows and conifer woods. In winter it is a ski resort popular with visitors from the Lombardy plain, in summer a place for walks and cooler air, and this double life has shaped the village.

The first thing a buyer should know is that a large share of the housing is second homes: flats in small blocks built for holidaymakers, alongside the old stone houses of the centre. Anyone thinking of living here all year should factor in the road up from the valley floor and the time it takes to reach Breno, Darfo or Brescia. Climate zone F means long, snowy winters, so insulation, the boiler and the roof make a big difference to running costs.

According to Istat, the national statistics institute, there were 2,440 residents in 2023, down 7.2% on 2011. The average age is 50.2, well above the 45.4 of the province of Brescia, and over-65s make up 29.8%. Foreign residents are 2.2%. There are many bars and restaurants for a village of this size, a sign of how much tourism counts.

Borno is in seismic zone 3, like 152 other municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of 0.078 g. The practical advice here is more about climate than earthquakes: in older houses, look at the roof, the heating system and heat loss.

Using the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, the report finds the land parcel, checks the official hazard maps for the slopes and measures ground elevation and gradient.

Key points

  • Plateau at over 900 metres above Valle Camonica.
  • Many second homes linked to skiing and summer stays.
  • Population down 7.2% since 2011; over-65s at 29.8%.
  • Seismic zone 3; climate zone F, long winters.

Overview

Borno is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,440 residents, ranked 128 of 205 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Borno 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 0.078 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 7.2%. 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 2.2% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Borno declared an average taxable income of 23,301 euros, below the provincial average (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Borno is in climate zone F, with 3,612 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 912 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Borno has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets and 3 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 Borno.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 4.2% of the land in Borno, 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

Borno 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 contaminated sites in Borno.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Borno: 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 Borno 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 32 inhabited census areas in Borno. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 21.1%
  • good 78.9%

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 017022. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.