Limone sul Garda: 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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Limone sul Garda, lemon houses beneath the lake cliffs
The limonaie, stone and timber glasshouses where citrus fruit was grown for centuries, are the best-known feature of Limone sul Garda, on the Brescia shore of the lake near the border with Trentino. The village fills a narrow strip between the water and rock walls that rise almost sheer, and it is linked to the rest of the shore by the Gardesana Occidentale, a road with many tunnels, and by the scheduled lake ferries.
Tourism drives the local economy: there are 47 restaurants, bars and cafés in the municipality, and some of them close in winter. Buyers find flats in the old centre and in holiday complexes, often used as holiday homes or let to tourists, and few detached houses, because there is little space between lake and mountain. Before buying, check the building's rules and the local regulations on short-term lets.
There were 1,108 residents in 2023, down 3.7% on 2011. The average age is 46.2, close to the provincial figure (45.4), and foreign nationals make up 13.1% of residents. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
Limone is in seismic zone 3, like 152 other municipalities in the province of Brescia, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.144 g. In older buildings in the centre, ask what structural work has been done.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report reaches the land parcel from the address. At the foot of the cliffs and along the streams running down to the lake, rockfall and flooding are read on the official maps for each address.
Key points
- Lemon houses and old centre between the lake and the cliffs.
- 47 restaurants and bars in a strongly tourist village.
- Foreign nationals make up 13.1% of residents.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.144 g.
Overview
Limone sul Garda is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,108 residents, ranked 177 of 205 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Limone sul Garda 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 0.144 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 3.7%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 13.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Limone sul Garda declared an average taxable income of 23,474 euros, below the provincial average (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Limone sul Garda is in climate zone E, with 2,176 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 66 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Limone sul Garda has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 8 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
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 Limone sul Garda.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 3.0% of the land in Limone sul Garda, 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
Limone sul Garda is not among the radon priority areas designated 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 Limone sul Garda.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Limone sul Garda: 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 Limone sul Garda 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 Limone sul Garda. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.4%
- fair 35.7%
- good 63.9%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Public transport timetables (GTFS): Trenord, Regione Lombardia - Trenord, orari ferroviari (GTFS). Licence CC BY 4.0, version 20261111.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Lombardia, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Lombardia. Licence CC0 1.0 (pubblico dominio), updated to 15 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
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