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Esine: 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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Esine, the hospital town of the lower Val Camonica

For many people in the Val Camonica, the name Esine means the hospital, which is based here and serves much of the valley. The town lies in the lower valley between Darfo Boario Terme and Breno, with the river Oglio and the Tonale main road running along the valley floor and the slopes rising steeply on either side. Lake Iseo is a short drive to the south.

House hunters here find two settings. On the valley floor are the centre, the workshops and the newer houses, convenient for anyone working in the valley or at the hospital. On the slopes there are hamlets and scattered houses, quieter and sunnier but reached by steep roads that need care in winter. The climate is that of an Alpine valley, with cold winters.

At the end of 2023 there were 5,058 residents according to Istat, the national statistics office, down 5.5% on the 2011 census. The average age is 45.7, against 45.4 in the province of Brescia, over-65s make up 22.9% and foreign residents 6.8%. Households have 2.26 people on average.

The Civil Protection Department places Esine in seismic zone 3, like 152 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.085 g. In stone houses in the old hamlets, look mainly at roof, floors and damp, and ask what work has been done and when.

In an Alpine valley the real hazards come from water and slopes. Areas near the Oglio and the side streams can flood when the rivers are high, and landslides and debris flows come down the hillsides after heavy storms, so the report checks the official maps for the address. The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps and the report reaches the land parcel.

Key points

  • Home of the Val Camonica hospital, between Darfo and Breno.
  • Valley floor on the Oglio, hamlets on the slopes.
  • 5,058 residents, down 5.5% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3; floods and landslides checked by address.

Overview

Esine is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 5,058 residents, ranked 70 of 205 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Esine 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 0.085 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 5.5%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 6.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Esine declared an average taxable income of 23,122 euros, below the provincial average (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Esine is in climate zone E, with 2,618 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 286 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Esine has 7 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets, 6 healthcare facilities, 3 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 1.2 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 5.0% of the land in Esine, 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

Esine 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 Esine.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Esine: 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 Esine 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 27 inhabited census areas in Esine. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 35.2%
  • good 37.0%
  • very good 27.8%

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 017070. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.