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Darfo Boario Terme: 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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Darfo Boario Terme, spa town of the lower Val Camonica

Darfo Boario Terme is the most populous municipality in the Val Camonica, lying in the lower part of the valley a few kilometres from Lake Iseo, on the valley floor where the river Oglio flows. It joins quite different places: Darfo, with its industrial tradition, and Boario, which grew up around the spa and its hotels, plus hamlets on the slopes. The area also has prehistoric rock carvings, part of the valley's UNESCO World Heritage listing.

There is the Brescia-Iseo-Edolo railway: the public timetables show 2 stops in the municipality served by 3 rail lines, as well as buses. By car, the valley's main road leads to the lake and Brescia.

The market mixes flats in apartment blocks on the valley floor, older houses in the historic cores and second homes linked to the spa and the lake. On the slopes, gradient, winter access and landslides matter; on the valley floor, distance from the Oglio and the side streams, which in the mountains can bring floods and debris flows. The report checks the official maps for the exact address.

At the end of 2023 there were 15,748 residents, up 1.4% since 2011 (Istat, the national statistics office). The estimated average age is 45.3, practically the same as the province of Brescia (45.4), and foreign residents make up 16.0%. There are 21 schools on record, 1.33 per 1,000 residents against 0.85 in the province. Declared incomes are below the Brescia average.

Darfo Boario Terme is in seismic zone 3, like 152 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.091 g. In older buildings in the historic cores, have masonry and roofs checked. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the municipality.

Key points

  • Lower Val Camonica, between Boario spa and Lake Iseo.
  • Brescia-Iseo-Edolo trains: 2 stops in the municipality.
  • Foreign residents 16.0%, average age 45.3.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.091 g.

Overview

Darfo Boario Terme is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 15,748 residents, among the most populous in the province (11 of 205).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Darfo Boario Terme 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 0.091 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. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 16.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Darfo Boario Terme declared an average taxable income of 24,312 euros, below the provincial average (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Darfo Boario Terme is in climate zone E, with 2,510 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 221 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Darfo Boario Terme has 21 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 11 grocery shops and supermarkets, 9 healthcare facilities and 11 sports facilities.

There are 1.3 schools per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.8).

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 2 public transport stops, served by 3 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 10.1% of the land in Darfo Boario Terme, 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

Darfo Boario Terme 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Darfo Boario Terme, and 5 more have been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Darfo Boario Terme: 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 Darfo Boario Terme 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 59 inhabited census areas in Darfo Boario Terme. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.1%
  • fair 44.0%
  • good 50.9%
  • very good 5.0%

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 017065. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.