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Corzano: 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 Suor Teresa Disarelli 1, Corzano.

Corzano, farmland in the Brescia lowlands

Corzano is a lowland municipality south west of Brescia, in countryside of maize fields, farmsteads and irrigation channels. The village is small and compact; larger services are in the towns nearby and in Brescia, reached by car. For anyone working elsewhere, the time it takes to reach the main roads is worth checking from the exact address.

The population is holding up: Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,440 residents in 2023, up 3.1% since 2011. The average age is 44.4, below the provincial 45.4, and over-65s make up 19.5% against 22.8% provincially. Foreign residents account for 5.8%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The market offers village houses, detached homes built in recent decades and farmsteads, some already split into several dwellings. With farmsteads, check roofs, floors and walls, as well as drainage and access; in any lowland house, winter fog and damp call for good insulation. This is climate zone E.

Corzano is in seismic zone 3, like 152 other municipalities in the province of Brescia, and the expected ground acceleration is 0.134 g, a figure worth bearing in mind for unreinforced masonry. Before renovating a farmstead, a structural survey is worthwhile.

With irrigation channels all around, the report checks the official flood maps for the address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report reaches the land parcel.

Key points

  • Lowland south west of Brescia.
  • Population up 3.1% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.134 g.
  • Farmsteads: structural survey before renovating.

Overview

Corzano is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,440 residents, ranked 165 of 205 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Corzano 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 0.134 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 3.1%. The estimated average age is 44 years, in line with the province. 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Corzano declared an average taxable income of 24,476 euros, below the provincial average (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Corzano 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 96 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Corzano has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy.

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 Corzano.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 9.5% of the land in Corzano, 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

Corzano 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 Corzano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Corzano: 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 Corzano 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 Corzano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 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 017064. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.