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Gottolengo: 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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Gottolengo, farmland in the low Brescia plain

Gottolengo is a farming town in the Bassa bresciana, the low plain south of Brescia between the rivers Mella and Chiese, where fields of maize and fodder alternate with cattle sheds and farmsteads. Brescia lies to the north, and the neighbouring towns of the plain, such as Leno and Gambara, are the first stop for work and services.

The town has mostly detached houses, family villas and old courtyard houses in the historic core, often with a yard and an outbuilding. If you are buying an old farmhouse to restore, budget for new roofs, floors and systems; if you want something more recent, there are houses built over the last few decades on the edge of the centre. Overture Maps, an open map of places, lists 5 supermarkets and 22 cafés and restaurants, and the report measures the distance from the address to schools, pharmacies and shops.

In 2023 there were 5,020 residents, 218 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 4.2% according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 45.1, against 45.4 in the province; 23.9% of residents are over 65 and foreign nationals make up 11.5%. Average declared incomes are below the Brescia provincial average.

In the province of Brescia, 52 municipalities are in seismic zone 2 and 153 in zone 3. Gottolengo is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.121 g. In masonry houses, especially courtyard farmhouses with haylofts and porticoes, ask a surveyor how well the walls and floors are tied together.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here and the report finds the land parcel from the address. On an irrigated plain crossed by channels, flood hazard varies from one area to the next, and the report checks it for the individual address.

Key points

  • Farming town in the low Brescia plain, between Mella and Chiese.
  • 5,020 residents, down 4.2% since 2011.
  • 5 supermarkets and 22 cafés and restaurants.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.121 g.

Overview

Gottolengo is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 5,020 residents, ranked 71 of 205 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Gottolengo 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 0.121 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 4.2%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 11.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Gottolengo declared an average taxable income of 22,942 euros, below the provincial average (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Gottolengo is in climate zone E, with 2,479 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 53 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Gottolengo has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities, 1 sports facility and 1 green area.

There are 1.0 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 Gottolengo.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 13.9% of the land in Gottolengo, 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

Gottolengo 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 Gottolengo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Gottolengo: 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 Gottolengo 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 Gottolengo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 23.2%
  • good 76.8%

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 017080. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.