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Flero: 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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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Via Venticinque Aprile 1, Flero.

Flero, flat suburbs just south of Brescia

Flero belongs to the first ring of towns around Brescia, south of the city, where the plain begins straight after the ring road. The town lies about a hundred metres above sea level on flat ground and borders places such as Castel Mella, Poncarale and San Zeno Naviglio. Houses, industrial sheds and fields follow one another without a break, and buildings and roads cover a large share of the municipality, as everywhere around the provincial capital.

People choosing Flero usually work in Brescia or in the firms of the lowland and want more space for less money than in the city. Most of what is for sale is detached and terraced housing and blocks of flats built from the 1970s onwards. The open data show no public transport stops in the municipality, so the real distance to work is measured by car; the rush hour drive into Brescia is the first thing to try.

Residents are older than you might expect in a commuter town. In 2023 Istat, the national statistics institute, counted 8,744 people, up 3.6% since 2011, but the mean age is 46.4 against 45.4 for the province, and 25.0% are over 65, above the provincial 22.8%. Many families arrived in the same years and have grown older together. Foreign residents are 8.2%, and incomes are slightly above the provincial average.

Flero is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, like 153 of the 205 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.146 g. For a flat in a 1970s block, the useful questions concern the condition of the structure and any work carried out under the government building bonuses, including on shared parts.

The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps. The report starts from the address, finds the land parcel and checks the flood maps, which are worth reading on a plain crossed by irrigation channels.

Key points

  • First ring of towns south of Brescia, on the plain.
  • 25.0% of residents over 65, above the provincial average.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.146 g.
  • No public transport stops in the open data: a car is needed.

Overview

Flero is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 8,744 residents, ranked 41 of 205 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Flero 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 0.146 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 3.6%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Flero declared an average taxable income of 26,502 euros, in line with the province (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Flero is in climate zone E, with 2,410 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 104 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Flero has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets, 6 healthcare facilities, 11 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.

There are 0.5 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.8).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 34.3% of the land in Flero, 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

Flero 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 Flero.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Flero: 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 Flero 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 32 inhabited census areas in Flero. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 72 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 14.7%
  • good 85.3%

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 017072. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.