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Castrezzato: 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 Guglielmo Marconi 1, Castrezzato.

Castrezzato, Brescia plain between Rovato and Chiari

Castrezzato lies on the plain west of Brescia, just south of Franciacorta, between Rovato and Chiari. It is a farming town that has become partly industrial, with manufacturing and logistics sites growing up near the main roads: the A4 motorway and the Brebemi are a few kilometres away. The Franciacorta racing circuit is also in the municipality, used for races and driving courses.

Buyers mostly find small villas and terraced houses built in recent decades, farmsteads in the countryside and a few old houses in the centre. There is no station in the municipality: the nearest are at Rovato and Chiari, on the Milan to Venice line. Average declared incomes are below the Brescia province average.

This is a young, growing town. At the end of 2023 there were 7,713 residents, up 8.9% since 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 41.4 against 45.4 for the province; over-65s are 17.4% (provincial figure 22.8%) and foreign residents 14.0%. Households average 2.63 people, more than in most of Lombardy.

In the province of Brescia, 52 municipalities are in zone 2 of the seismic scale kept by the Civil Protection Department (Protezione Civile), mostly to the east towards Lake Garda, and 153 are in zone 3 like Castrezzato. Expected ground acceleration here is about 0.137 g. For a farmstead or a 1960s house, find out whether any structural work has been done and under which permits.

The countryside is watered by irrigation channels and canals, and near them flood hazard has to be read for the address. The report does this starting from the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, which are published for Castrezzato. Climate zone E means cold winters and fog, as across the low Brescia plain.

Key points

  • Plain between Rovato and Chiari, with the Franciacorta circuit.
  • Average age 41.4, over-65s at 17.4%.
  • Residents up 8.9% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.137 g.

Overview

Castrezzato is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 7,713 residents, ranked 48 of 205 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castrezzato 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 0.137 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 8.9%. The estimated average age is 41 years, lower than the province average (45). 17% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 14.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.6 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castrezzato declared an average taxable income of 23,107 euros, below the provincial average (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Castrezzato 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 125 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Castrezzato has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 7 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 Castrezzato.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 20.5% of the land in Castrezzato, 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

Castrezzato 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 Castrezzato; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Castrezzato: 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 Castrezzato 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 25 inhabited census areas in Castrezzato. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 36.5%
  • good 63.5%

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

ISTAT code 017045. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.