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Isorella: 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 per Visano 1, Isorella.

Isorella, a steady town on the plain between Mella and Chiese

Isorella's population has barely moved: 4,072 residents in 2023 according to Istat, the national statistics office, just 0.5% fewer than the 4,091 of 2011. The town lies on the plain south of Brescia, in the band of countryside between the Mella and Chiese rivers, with maize and fodder fields, livestock farms and farmsteads. Brescia is about half an hour's drive.

The population is younger than the province's: average age 44.3 against 45.4, over-65s at 21.2%. Households average 2.53 people, a high figure for Lombardy, and foreign residents make up 13.0%. Average declared incomes are below the Brescia average.

Most homes on offer are detached and two-family houses and flats in small blocks, with the odd farmstead to restore outside the centre. With no railway in the town, a car is essential for work and larger services; the report calculates the distance from the address to the school, the pharmacy and the supermarket.

On earthquakes, Isorella is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, like 153 of the 205 municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.127 g. If you are buying a rural building or an old farmhouse, ask whether the walls have been strengthened and how the roof is built.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report traces the address back to its plot. The countryside is crossed by irrigation channels, so flood hazard is assessed for the individual house. Winters are cold and foggy, summers humid.

Key points

  • Plain south of Brescia, between the Mella and Chiese.
  • Population almost steady: 0.5% fewer since 2011.
  • Average age 44.3, households of 2.53 people.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.127 g.

Overview

Isorella is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 4,072 residents, ranked 92 of 205 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Isorella 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 0.127 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 44 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 13.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Isorella declared an average taxable income of 23,916 euros, below the provincial average (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Isorella is in climate zone E, with 2,399 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 55 metres above sea level.

Services

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

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 Isorella.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 18.8% of the land in Isorella, 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

Isorella 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 Isorella.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Isorella: 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 Isorella 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 Isorella. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 12.2%
  • good 87.8%

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 017086. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.