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Castelcovati: 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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Castelcovati, large families on the low plain south of Chiari

On the western Brescia plain, south of Chiari and not far from Rovato, Castelcovati is one of the youngest towns in the province. It stands at around one hundred and twenty metres, in flat countryside planted mainly with maize and fodder crops, with livestock farms, agricultural businesses and small industrial areas on the edge of town.

People who choose it are usually after more space for less money than in the Franciacorta wine area or the ring of towns around Brescia. Housing is mostly detached and semi-detached homes, terraces and the odd converted farmhouse. Published timetables show no public transport stops in the municipality: for trains, residents go to Chiari or Rovato, on the Milan to Brescia line, and a car is essential. Average declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The population has grown by 5.1% since 2011, and in 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 6,929 residents. The age figures are those of a town of families with children: an average age of 41.3 against 45.4 in the province, just 17.9% over 65, and households of 2.66 people on average. Foreign residents make up 19.4%, a high share. Services are thin on the ground, 26 in all in the data, and for sport, restaurants and doctors people often go to Chiari.

Italy's Civil Protection Department places the town in seismic zone 3, like most of the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.135 g. With a house built in stages, where floors or extensions were added over time, ask for the building permits for each piece of work and the structural sign-off for the newer parts.

The low plain has a dense web of irrigation ditches and channels, and the report checks flood hazard for the exact address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, so the report can go from the street number to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Plain south of Chiari, one of the youngest towns around Brescia.
  • Average age 41.3, households of 2.66 people.
  • 6,929 residents, up 5.1% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.135 g.

Overview

Castelcovati is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 6,929 residents, ranked 57 of 205 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castelcovati 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 0.135 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 5.1%. The estimated average age is 41 years, lower than the province average (45). 18% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 19.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.7 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castelcovati declared an average taxable income of 22,592 euros, below the provincial average (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Castelcovati is in climate zone E, with 2,251 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 121 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Castelcovati has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 2 sports facilities.

There are 0.1 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).

Public transport

The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Castelcovati.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 26.6% of the land in Castelcovati, 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

Castelcovati 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 Castelcovati.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Castelcovati: 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 Castelcovati 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 14 inhabited census areas in Castelcovati. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 73 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 16.8%
  • good 83.2%

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 017041. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.