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Cevo: 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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Cevo, above a thousand metres in the Valsaviore

From the middle Val Camonica a road climbs into the Valsaviore, the side valley leading towards the Adamello massif, and Cevo is one of its villages. The town hall stands just above a thousand metres, on an open slope of meadows and conifer woods with wide views of the mountains. Part of the municipality lies within the Adamello Park. Services and jobs are mostly down on the floor of the Val Camonica.

Many purchases here are second homes for the summer or homes for people who work remotely. Houses in the centre are built of stone and timber, with newer buildings in the areas of expansion. This is climate zone F, so roof and wall insulation, windows and the heating system weigh heavily on costs; also ask how snow is cleared from the access road. On the slopes and along the streams, the report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the address.

Cevo has an older population: at the end of 2023 there were 802 residents, down 13.8% since 2011, with an average age of 52.9 against 45.4 in the province of Brescia, according to Istat, the national statistics office. Over-65s are 37.3%, against 22.8% provincially, and foreign residents 2.0%. Average declared income is below the provincial average.

The province of Brescia has 52 municipalities in seismic zone 2 and 153 in zone 3. Cevo is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.061 g. In the mountains, the weight of snow on the roof matters a great deal: ask when the roof was last rebuilt and whether its structure has been checked.

With the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, published for Cevo, the report traces the address to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Valsaviore village above a thousand metres, in the Adamello Park.
  • Over-65s at 37.3%, against 22.8% in the province.
  • Climate zone F: insulation and heating weigh on costs.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.061 g.

Overview

Cevo is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 802 residents, ranked 181 of 205 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cevo 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 0.061 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 13.8%. The estimated average age is 53 years, higher than the province average (45). 37% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 2.0% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cevo declared an average taxable income of 22,649 euros, below the provincial average (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cevo is in climate zone F, with 3,739 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,070 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cevo has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 parks and green areas.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 1.2% of the land in Cevo, 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

Cevo is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Lombardia in 2023. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. 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 Cevo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cevo: 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 Cevo 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 11 inhabited census areas in Cevo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 74 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 3.9%
  • good 96.1%

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 017051. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.