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Gambara: 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: Villaggio Breda 6, Gambara.

Gambara, farmland and livestock in the Brescia lowlands

Gambara is a town in the western lowlands of Brescia province, on the irrigated plain near the borders with Cremona and Mantua. The land is flat and laced with irrigation ditches and canals, with fields of maize and fodder, cattle sheds and farmsteads. Farming and livestock, for milk and meat, are still a big part of local work.

Brescia is about three quarters of an hour away by car, while Asola, Leno and Manerbio are closer for services and jobs. Buyers will find village houses, detached homes from recent decades and Lombard courtyard farmsteads, often large and needing renovation, at prices far below those around Brescia. For a house near livestock farms, visit on different days to get a sense of smells and farm traffic.

In 2023 there were 4,567 residents, down 2.8% since 2011. The average age is 46.4, against 45.4 for the province, over-65s make up 25.7% and foreign residents 9.9%, many working on farms. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Gambara is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, like 152 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.105 g. In brick farmsteads it is worth checking the state of the walls and roofs, especially in barns converted into homes. The other issue on this plain is water: the water table is close to the surface and ditches and canals can overflow in heavy rain. The report checks the official flood maps for the address.

Key points

  • Irrigated plain in the Brescia lowlands, towards Cremona and Mantua.
  • 4,567 residents, down 2.8% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.105 g.
  • Cheap farmsteads; ditches and high water table to check.

Overview

Gambara is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 4,567 residents, ranked 83 of 205 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Gambara 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 0.105 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 2.8%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 9.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Gambara declared an average taxable income of 23,426 euros, below the provincial average (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Gambara is in climate zone E, with 2,348 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 51 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Gambara has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities and 1 sports facility.

There are 0.2 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.3).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 10.4% of the land in Gambara, compared with 10.5% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.2 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Gambara 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Gambara, and 2 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 Gambara: 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 Gambara 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 28 inhabited census areas in Gambara. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 54.1%
  • good 45.9%

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

ISTAT code 017073. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.