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Breno: 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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For example: Via Leonardo da Vinci 1, Breno.

Breno, the Valle Camonica's main town below its castle

The castle on a rocky spur above the town is the first thing you see when arriving in Breno, the administrative centre of the Valle Camonica. Many of the valley's public offices are based here, and the town has long acted as a small capital for the surrounding villages along the Oglio river.

Breno has a station on the Brescia-Iseo-Edolo railway, which runs the length of the valley, and the main road links the town with Lake Iseo and Brescia to the south and the upper valley to the north. A little further up, at Capo di Ponte, are the rock carvings that made the Valle Camonica famous. Buyers will find flats in the centre, mountain houses in the higher hamlets and detached houses on the valley floor; winters, in climate zone F, are long and cold.

Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 4,627 residents in 2023, down 6.0% since 2011. The average age is 48.0, against 45.4 for the province of Brescia, and over-65s make up 28.8%, well above the provincial 22.8%. Foreign residents account for 10.0%.

In the province of Brescia, 52 municipalities are in seismic zone 2 and 153 in zone 3. Breno is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.078 g. The risk that matters most in an Alpine valley is different: landslides and debris flows from the slopes, and floods on the Oglio and its side streams. The report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the address, especially useful for houses close to watercourses.

Key points

  • Administrative centre of the Valle Camonica, on the Oglio.
  • Station on the Brescia-Iseo-Edolo railway.
  • 4,627 residents, over-65s at 28.8%.
  • Seismic zone 3; landslides and floods to check.

Overview

Breno is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 4,627 residents, ranked 81 of 205 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Breno 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 6.0%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (45). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 10.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Breno declared an average taxable income of 25,145 euros, in line with the province (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Breno is in climate zone F, with 3,425 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 343 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Breno has 9 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets, 7 healthcare facilities, 5 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 1.3 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 3 train lines, 1 bus line. That is about 0.2 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 3.0% of the land in Breno, 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

Breno 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 Breno.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Breno: 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 Breno 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 51 inhabited census areas in Breno. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 76 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 13.7%
  • good 45.1%
  • very good 35.3%
  • excellent 5.9%

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 017028. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.