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Calcinato: 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 Statale 1, Calcinato.

Calcinato, on the Chiese between Brescia and Lake Garda

Calcinato lies east of Brescia, where the plain starts rising towards the glacial hills around Lake Garda. The Chiese river runs through the municipality, which besides the main town includes the villages of Calcinatello and Ponte San Marco, both grown along the roads to Brescia and Desenzano. It is an area of small and medium firms, logistics and farming, and heavy traffic is part of daily life.

For commuters, the A4 motorway is close and there is rail too. The published timetables show 1 railway stop here with 1 train line, plus 1 bus line. Brescia and the lake are both a short trip away, which keeps demand for homes higher than in villages further inland.

There are 13,017 residents (2023), up 3.3% since 2011. The average age is 43.1, lower than the provincial figure, and foreign residents make up 15.4%, a high share even for the Brescia area, tied to jobs in local factories and warehouses.

The eastern side of the province, towards Garda, is the part most exposed to earthquakes. Calcinato is in seismic zone 2 together with 51 other municipalities, while the remaining 153 are in zone 3. Expected ground acceleration is about 0.155 g. For a detached or terraced house built before current standards, ask for the design date and the structural calculations.

Near the Chiese and the canals drawn from it, flood risk changes from one street to the next, and old quarries on the plain also deserve attention. The report checks all of this for the address, starting from the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps.

Key points

  • East of Brescia, crossed by the Chiese, on the way to Lake Garda.
  • 1 railway stop and the A4 motorway nearby for commuters.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.155 g.
  • Foreign residents 15.4%, population growing since 2011.

Overview

Calcinato is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 13,017 residents, among the most populous in the province (19 of 205).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Calcinato is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Only 52 of 205 municipalities in the province are in zone 2.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.155 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Calcinato, the building matters a great deal: ask for the design year, whether it met the 2008 seismic standards, and whether any seismic retrofit has been carried out.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has grown by 3.3%. The estimated average age is 43 years, lower than the province average (45). 19% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 15.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Calcinato declared an average taxable income of 25,082 euros, in line with the province (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Calcinato is in climate zone E, with 2,570 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 171 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Calcinato has 9 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 6 healthcare facilities, 7 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.5 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 1 bus line, 1 train line. That is about 0.1 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 24.0% of the land in Calcinato, compared with 10.5% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 8.1 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Calcinato 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 open contaminated sites in Calcinato; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Calcinato: 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 Calcinato 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 68 inhabited census areas in Calcinato. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 9.2%
  • fair 42.7%
  • good 48.1%

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 017032. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.