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Castegnato: 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 Cavour 1, Castegnato.

Castegnato, between Brescia's outskirts and Franciacorta

Coming from Brescia, you barely notice when you enter Castegnato. The town belongs to the first ring of suburbs west of the provincial capital, on flat land, with workshops, shopping centres and housing estates built over the last few decades. To the north-west the landscape changes and the hills and vineyards of Franciacorta begin.

There is a train too. Castegnato has a station on the line that runs from Brescia up to Lake Iseo and the Val Camonica, with 2 lines in the official timetables, and the centre of Brescia is a few minutes away. The Milan motorway and the main roads heading west pass close by, and in some areas heavy traffic is noticeable, so before buying it pays to look at what surrounds the plot as well as the house itself.

This is a young, growing town. There were 8,372 residents in 2023, up 4.2% on 2011, with an estimated average age of 43.4, below the provincial 45.4. Over-65s make up 18.7% against 22.8% across the province, and foreign residents 10.8%. Declared incomes are in line with the Brescia average. A large share of the land is now built on or paved over, more than in many of the farming villages nearby.

The province of Brescia spans two seismic zones: 52 municipalities are in zone 2 and 153 in zone 3, Castegnato included. Here the expected ground acceleration is about 0.144 g. In detached houses and blocks from the 1970s and 1980s, ask for the structural design and any later surveys.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps. The report starts from the address, finds the plot and checks the official flood maps, which on the plain depend on canals, irrigation ditches and low-lying ground.

Key points

  • Station on the Brescia to Iseo line, minutes from the city.
  • Population up 4.2% since 2011; average age 43.4.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected ground acceleration about 0.144 g.
  • Near the motorway and industrial areas, the surroundings matter too.

Overview

Castegnato is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 8,372 residents, ranked 43 of 205 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castegnato 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 0.144 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 grown by 4.2%. 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 10.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castegnato declared an average taxable income of 26,333 euros, in line with the province (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Castegnato is in climate zone E, with 2,410 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 143 metres above sea level.

Services

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

There are 0.2 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.5).

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 2 train lines, 1 bus 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 39.4% of the land in Castegnato, compared with 10.5% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 6.0 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Castegnato 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Castegnato, and 3 more have 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 Castegnato: 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 Castegnato 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 31 inhabited census areas in Castegnato. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 76 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.2%
  • fair 13.7%
  • good 36.2%
  • very good 47.9%

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 017040. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.