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Lavenone: 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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Lavenone, on the Chiese in the Valle Sabbia

In the Valle Sabbia, the valley in the province of Brescia that the river Chiese runs through, Lavenone covers the stretch south of Lake Idro. The centre lies on the valley floor, squeezed between the river and wooded slopes, and the territory then climbs into the mountains with only a few scattered clusters. Built-up land is a very small part of the municipality.

The valley lives largely on industry and small manufacturing, mostly further down, and from here Lake Idro, Lake Garda and Brescia are reached along the main valley road. For buyers, aspect matters, because in a narrow valley the winter sun does not last long, and so does proximity to the Chiese and its side streams. Houses in the centre are often old and built of stone, with services that need reviewing.

The village has lost residents: 607 in 2011 and 496 in 2023, a fall of 18.3%, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age of 50.3 is higher than the 45.4 of the province of Brescia, and over-65s make up 32.3% against 22.8% in the province. Foreign residents account for 8.1%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Lavenone is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection department's national scale, like 153 of the 205 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.143 g in the built-up area. For a stone house, ask whether walls and floors are tied together and whether the roof has been rebuilt to modern standards.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps and the report traces the land parcel from the address. Along the Chiese and on steep slopes the exact position matters: the report checks the address against the official flood and landslide maps.

Key points

  • Valle Sabbia, on the Chiese, south of Lake Idro.
  • Population down 18.3% since 2011, over-65s at 32.3%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.143 g.
  • Narrow valley floor: check aspect and distance from the river.

Overview

Lavenone is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 496 residents, among the smallest in the province (197 of 205).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Lavenone 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 0.143 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 18.3%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (45). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Lavenone declared an average taxable income of 21,845 euros, below the provincial average (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Lavenone is in climate zone E, with 2,760 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 385 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Lavenone has 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 1.5% of the land in Lavenone, 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

Lavenone is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area by the Regione Lombardia in 2023. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. 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 Lavenone.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Lavenone: 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 Lavenone 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 Lavenone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 51 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 33.3%
  • fair 66.7%

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 017087. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.