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Capo di Ponte: 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 Italia 1, Capo di Ponte.

Capo di Ponte, among the rock carvings of Valcamonica

Capo di Ponte is the village in central Valcamonica known for its rock carvings: figures cut into the stone from prehistoric times onwards, part of the first Italian site to join the Unesco World Heritage list. The Naquane national park and the other archaeological areas lie right beside the houses, and the river Oglio runs along the valley floor between the two slopes.

For residents the valley has something rare among mountain villages: a railway. The Brescia-Iseo-Edolo line stops in the village, and the data list 1 public transport points. Homes range from the old stone core to newer houses on the valley floor and scattered hamlets on the slopes. Near the Oglio and the side streams, and on the hillsides, the report checks the official flood and landslide maps for the address.

Istat, the national statistics institute, counts 2,303 residents in 2023, down 8.2% since 2011. The average age is 47.6, higher than the 45.4 of the province of Brescia, and foreign residents make up 5.4%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

For earthquakes the municipality is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department scale, like 152 other municipalities in the province, with a low expected ground acceleration of 0.066 g. In stone houses it is still worth checking timber floors and roofs.

The climate is zone E, with cold winters on the valley floor. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report traces the plot.

Key points

  • Home of the Valcamonica rock carvings, a Unesco site.
  • Railway station on the Brescia-Iseo-Edolo line.
  • Residents down 8.2% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.066 g.

Overview

Capo di Ponte is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,303 residents, ranked 131 of 205 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Capo di Ponte 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 0.066 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 8.2%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (45). 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Capo di Ponte declared an average taxable income of 23,899 euros, below the provincial average (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Capo di Ponte is in climate zone E, with 2,727 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 362 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Capo di Ponte has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 4 parks and green areas.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 3 train lines, 1 bus line. That is about 0.4 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 4.7% of the land in Capo di Ponte, 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

Capo di Ponte 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 Capo di Ponte.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Capo di Ponte: 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 Capo di Ponte 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 Capo di Ponte. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 78 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 1.9%
  • good 98.1%

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 017035. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.