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Bovegno: 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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Bovegno, mountain village in the upper Val Trompia

Bovegno is a mountain municipality in the upper Val Trompia, in the province of Brescia, along the Mella river as it runs down towards the plain. The valley has a long history of iron mining and metalworking, and many residents still work for companies further down the valley or in Brescia, reached by road along the valley floor.

The main village and its hamlets are spread across both sides of the valley, with stone houses, village buildings and small villas, plus mountain huts and rural buildings higher up. For buyers, sunlight matters a great deal in a narrow valley, as do the road in winter and heating costs: the climate zone is F, the coldest. On the slopes and near the streams, the report reads the official landslide and flood maps for the address.

According to Istat, Italy's national statistics office, 2,003 people lived in Bovegno at the end of 2023, down 11.7% on 2011. The average age is 49.5, against 45.4 for the province, and 29.5% of residents are over 65, far more than the provincial 22.8%. Foreign residents make up 2.5%. Declared incomes are below the Brescia average.

The municipality is in seismic zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of 0.123 g. In older stone houses, check the roof, floors and how the walls are tied together before buying.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report goes from the address to the building's land parcel.

Key points

  • Mountain municipality in the upper Val Trompia, on the Mella.
  • Climate zone F: heating and sunlight matter a lot.
  • Over-65s: 29.5%, against 22.8% in the province.
  • Population down 11.7% since 2011.

Overview

Bovegno is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,003 residents, ranked 139 of 205 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bovegno 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 0.123 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 11.7%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (45). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 2.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bovegno declared an average taxable income of 21,665 euros, below the provincial average (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bovegno is in climate zone F, with 3,187 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 684 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bovegno has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 2 healthcare facilities.

There are 1.0 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).

Public transport

The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Bovegno.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 2.1% of the land in Bovegno, 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

Bovegno 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 Bovegno.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Bovegno: 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 Bovegno 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 19 inhabited census areas in Bovegno. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 68.9%
  • good 31.1%

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 017024. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.