Calvagese della Riviera: 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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Calvagese della Riviera, glacial hills south-west of Lake Garda
The name hints at Lake Garda, but Calvagese della Riviera lies inland, on the moraine hills left by the glacier south-west of the lake, between the Valtenesi area and the Brescia plain. The land is a patchwork of low rises, fields, vineyards and small woods, with the main village and a few hamlets, Carzago among them, spread across the hills.
It is a municipality that draws residents. In 2023 it had 3,689 inhabitants, up 6.6% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office, and the population is younger than average: the mean age is 43.9 against 45.4 for the province of Brescia, and over-65s are 18.9% against 22.8%. Foreign residents make up 9.1%. Declared incomes are slightly above the provincial average.
Buyers have a range of options: detached and terraced houses from recent decades, farm buildings to restore and country houses with land. The lake is close, Brescia is a drive away and the A4 motorway runs further south, towards Desenzano. There are few services in the village, so for many needs people go to the larger towns on the lakeshore or towards Brescia.
The Garda area of the province has a higher seismic hazard than the plain. Calvagese is in zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification (the national emergency agency), like 51 other municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of about 0.158 g. For farm buildings and stone houses, have the ties between walls and floors and the roof checked; for newer houses, ask for the structural design. In the low ground between the hills, the report checks the official flood maps for the address.
Key points
- Moraine hills south-west of Lake Garda, between Valtenesi and the plain.
- 3,689 residents, up 6.6% since 2011.
- Over-65s at 18.9%, below the provincial average.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.158 g.
Overview
Calvagese della Riviera is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,689 residents, ranked 101 of 205 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Calvagese della Riviera 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 0.158 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Calvagese della Riviera, 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 6.6%. The estimated average age is 44 years, in line with the province. 19% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 9.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Calvagese della Riviera declared an average taxable income of 26,662 euros, in line with the province (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Calvagese della Riviera is in climate zone E, with 2,522 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 225 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Calvagese della Riviera has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 2 sports facilities.
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 Calvagese della Riviera.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 16.8% of the land in Calvagese della Riviera, compared with 10.5% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.6 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Calvagese della Riviera 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 Calvagese della Riviera; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Calvagese della Riviera: 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 Calvagese della Riviera 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 15 inhabited census areas in Calvagese della Riviera. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.5%
- fair 99.5%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Public transport timetables (GTFS): Trenord, Regione Lombardia - Trenord, orari ferroviari (GTFS). Licence CC BY 4.0, version 20261111.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Lombardia, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Lombardia. Licence CC0 1.0 (pubblico dominio), updated to 15 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 017033. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.