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Cazzago San Martino: 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 Barco 1, Cazzago San Martino.

Cazzago San Martino, vineyards and villages in Franciacorta

Cazzago San Martino belongs to Franciacorta, the belt of hills and plain between Brescia and Lake Iseo that gives its name to one of Italy's best known sparkling wines. The municipality is split into several centres, with Bornato, Calino and Pedrocca alongside the main village, and the vineyards often run right up to the houses.

Buyers here choose between quite different settings. In the hill villages you find villas, restored farmhouses and old farm courtyards set among the vines, with prices that reflect the landscape. Further south the land flattens out into small industrial areas and estates of detached houses built in recent decades. For commuting, the Brescia-Iseo-Edolo railway matters: published timetables show 2 stops and 3 train lines in the municipality. The A4 motorway runs a little to the south, near Rovato.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 10,796 residents in 2023, down 1.5% on 2011. The estimated average age of 45.4 matches the province (45.4) and over-65s make up 22.5%. Foreign residents account for 6.4%, a low share for the Brescia area, and declared incomes sit just under the provincial average. Only 2 supermarkets are recorded, so many people shop in the larger towns nearby.

Cazzago is in seismic zone 3, like most of the province, while the 52 municipalities in zone 2 lie mostly towards Lake Garda and the eastern valleys. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.140 g. With a converted farmhouse it is worth asking how the stone walls, timber floors and roof have been strengthened.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report finds the plot from the address. Irrigation channels and small streams cross the lower part of the municipality, and flood hazard is checked street by street.

Key points

  • Franciacorta: vineyards, hill villages and newer houses on the flat land.
  • 2 stops on the railway to Iseo, 3 train lines.
  • Population down 1.5% since 2011; foreign residents 6.4%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.140 g.

Overview

Cazzago San Martino is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 10,796 residents, ranked 29 of 205 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cazzago San Martino 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 0.140 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 1.5%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 6.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cazzago San Martino declared an average taxable income of 25,252 euros, in line with the province (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cazzago San Martino is in climate zone E, with 2,495 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 200 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cazzago San Martino has 7 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities, 9 sports facilities and 1 green area.

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 2 public transport stops, served by 3 train lines, 1 bus line. That is about 0.2 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 24.2% of the land in Cazzago San Martino, compared with 10.5% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.5 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Cazzago San Martino 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 Cazzago San Martino.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cazzago San Martino: 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 Cazzago San Martino 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 49 inhabited census areas in Cazzago San Martino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.8%
  • fair 35.5%
  • good 56.2%
  • very good 7.4%

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 017046. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.