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Gianico: 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 Guglielmo Marconi 1, Gianico.

Gianico, at the mouth of the Valle Camonica

Gianico is one of the villages of the lower Valle Camonica, the part of the valley closest to Lake Iseo. The centre rests against the hillside above the floor of the Oglio valley, and Darfo Boario Terme is the nearest hub for shops, secondary schools and services. Brescia is under an hour away by car, depending on traffic.

The land runs from the valley floor, where the main roads and newer houses are, up to wooded slopes with meadows and mountain huts. Buying higher up brings more quiet but also uphill roads and harder winters; lower down, nearness to the valley roads is what counts. The data show no public transport stops within the municipality (0), so the car remains the main way to get around.

According to Istat, the Italian national statistics office, there were 2,110 residents in 2023, down 3.9% on 2011. The average age is 45.9, close to the 45.4 of the province of Brescia, and over-65s make up 23.2%. Foreign residents account for 7.4%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The seismic zone is 3, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.098 g. In older valley houses, often stone-built, the condition of roof and floors and damp in walls backing onto the slope are the things to check.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps. In an Alpine valley the report helps you read the official landslide and flood maps for the exact address, together with distances to services.

Key points

  • Village in the lower Valle Camonica, near Darfo Boario Terme.
  • 2,110 residents in 2023, average age 45.9.
  • No public transport stops recorded: you need a car.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.098 g.

Overview

Gianico is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,110 residents, ranked 136 of 205 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Gianico 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 0.098 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 3.9%. 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 7.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Gianico declared an average taxable income of 22,728 euros, below the provincial average (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Gianico is in climate zone E, with 2,606 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 281 metres above sea level.

Services

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

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 4.7% of the land in Gianico, 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

Gianico 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 Gianico. 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 Gianico: 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 Gianico 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 12 inhabited census areas in Gianico. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.6%
  • fair 23.2%
  • good 76.1%

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 017079. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.