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Cigole: 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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Cigole, a farming village on the lower Brescia plain

Cigole is a village on the lower Brescia plain, south of the city, in farmland of arable fields, livestock farms and farmsteads, crossed by irrigation ditches and channels. The centre is compact, and detached houses and small blocks of flats have grown up around it. For work, many people commute to Manerbio, Brescia or the business areas of the lowlands, always by car.

A car really is essential: the data show no bus or train stops in the municipality. Buyers will mostly find detached houses with gardens, terraced homes and old farmsteads, some of them in need of restoration. On a plain full of channels, check where the plot sits in relation to water; the report looks at the official flood maps for the address.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 1,485 residents in 2023, down 8.3% on 2011. The average age is 46.9, against 45.4 for the province; over-65s make up 25.5% and foreign residents 11.4%. Households have 2.37 members on average. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Cigole is in seismic zone 3, like 153 of the 205 municipalities in the province of Brescia; the other 52 are in zone 2. The expected ground acceleration is 0.119 g, a moderate value: for a house built before the latest building codes, ask for the structural design and check the state of the roof and floors.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the whole municipality.

Key points

  • Farming village on the lower plain south of Brescia.
  • No recorded public transport stops: a car is needed.
  • Population down 8.3% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.119 g.

Overview

Cigole is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,485 residents, ranked 159 of 205 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cigole 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 0.119 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 8.3%. The estimated average age is 47 years, higher than the province average (45). 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 11.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cigole declared an average taxable income of 24,230 euros, below the provincial average (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cigole is in climate zone E, with 2,341 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 57 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cigole has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 11.4% of the land in Cigole, 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

Cigole 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 Cigole.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cigole: 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 Cigole 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 13 inhabited census areas in Cigole. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 017053. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.