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Bovezzo: 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 dei Prati 1, Bovezzo.

Bovezzo, between Brescia and the mouth of Val Trompia

Bovezzo borders Brescia on its northern side, where the plain runs into the first hills and the road starts climbing towards Val Trompia. For many it works as a residential district of the city with its own town hall: people work in Brescia or in the valley's factories and get home within a few minutes by car.

Housing is mostly mid-rise blocks of flats and detached houses, with a few older clusters around the church and former farmsteads absorbed by the town. The streets at the foot of the hill are quieter and greener; those near the main roads are handier but busy at rush hour. Declared incomes are above the provincial average, and prices follow those of Brescia's inner commuter belt.

The population is on the older side. At the end of 2023 there were 7,319 residents, down 2.2% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The estimated average age is 48.1, against 45.4 in the province, and over-65s make up 27.8%, well above the provincial 22.8%. Foreign residents account for 7.1%. In practice many homes on sale belong to older owners and often need updating.

The province of Brescia has two seismic zones on the Civil Protection scale: 52 municipalities are in zone 2 and 153 in zone 3, and Bovezzo is in the second group, zone 3. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.148 g. With a 1960s or 1970s block, ask the building manager whether the structure has been assessed and what work the owners have approved.

Cadastral maps are published by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate), so the report traces the address to its land parcel. On sloping plots towards the hill, landslides and surface water are assessed at the exact spot.

Key points

  • Brescia's northern commuter belt, towards Val Trompia.
  • Over-65s at 27.8%, against 22.8% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.148 g.
  • Incomes above the provincial average.

Overview

Bovezzo is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 7,319 residents, ranked 51 of 205 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bovezzo 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 0.148 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 2.2%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (45). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bovezzo declared an average taxable income of 28,465 euros, above the provincial average (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bovezzo is in climate zone E, with 2,501 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 204 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bovezzo has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities, 6 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.

There are 0.3 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.5).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 18.6% of the land in Bovezzo, 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

Bovezzo 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Bovezzo, and one more has been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Bovezzo: 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 Bovezzo 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 23 inhabited census areas in Bovezzo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 71 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 4.4%
  • good 95.6%

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 017025. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.