Corte Franca: 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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Corte Franca, Franciacorta vineyards and the Sebino peat bogs
The name Corte Franca does not refer to a single village. The municipality brings together several Franciacorta hamlets, including Borgonato, Colombaro, Nigoline and Timoline, spread among vineyards and villas south of Lake Iseo. To the north it reaches the Torbiere del Sebino, a nature reserve formed in old peat diggings, which it shares with Iseo and Provaglio.
Wine is a real economy here: Franciacorta's sparkling wine cellars provide jobs, bring visitors and make houses overlooking the vines more sought after. Buyers find homes in the old cores of the hamlets, detached houses built in recent decades and restored farmhouses in the countryside. The station at Borgonato, on the Brescia-Iseo-Edolo line, is served by 2 rail lines, and the A4 motorway runs a few kilometres to the south. Brescia is reachable by train or by car.
At the end of 2023 there were 7,176 residents according to Istat, the national statistics office, up 1.4% since 2011. The average age is 45.2, much the same as the province (45.4), and foreign residents make up 6.3%, fewer than in many towns around Brescia. Declared incomes are slightly above the provincial average. Among the services recorded, bars and restaurants stand out: 42, more per head than the average.
In Brescia province, 52 municipalities are in seismic zone 2 and 153 in zone 3 on the Civil Protection scale. Corte Franca is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.136 g. In farmhouses and rural buildings awaiting restoration, have the load-bearing walls and roof assessed before the finishing work: strengthening is cheaper when it is planned from the start.
Near the peat bogs and ditches the ground is low and damp, while on the hillier slopes gradient and drainage matter more. The report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the address and finds the plot on the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps.
Key points
- Franciacorta hamlets between vineyards and the Sebino peat bogs.
- Borgonato station, served by 2 rail lines.
- Population up 1.4% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.136 g.
Overview
Corte Franca is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 7,176 residents, ranked 52 of 205 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Corte Franca 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 0.136 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 1.4%. 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 6.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Corte Franca declared an average taxable income of 26,598 euros, in line with the province (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Corte Franca is in climate zone E, with 2,537 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 229 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Corte Franca has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities, 3 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
There are 0.3 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.5).
Public transport
Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 2 train lines, 1 bus line. That is about 0.1 stops per 1,000 residents.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 21.1% of the land in Corte Franca, compared with 10.5% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.6 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Corte Franca 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 Corte Franca; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Corte Franca: 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 Corte Franca 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 26 inhabited census areas in Corte Franca. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 52.1%
- good 47.9%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Public transport timetables (GTFS): Trenord, Regione Lombardia - Trenord, orari ferroviari (GTFS). Licence CC BY 4.0, version 20261111.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Lombardia, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Lombardia. Licence CC0 1.0 (pubblico dominio), updated to 15 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 017062. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.