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Lonato del 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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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 Centenaro 2, Lonato del Garda.

Lonato del Garda, from moraine hills to the lakeshore

Lonato del Garda covers a large and varied area. The old town sits on a hill south of the lake beneath the Visconti fortress (the Rocca), next to the house museum of the Ugo Da Como Foundation; from there the municipality spreads across the glacial moraine hills, with vineyards and scattered villages, and runs down to the shore of Lake Garda between Desenzano and Padenghe, taking in the Lido di Lonato and Maguzzano Abbey.

There are really two markets. Near the lake, houses and villas carry resort prices and many are second homes; in the town and the inland villages live families who work locally, between Brescia, Desenzano and the businesses on the plain. Lonato has a station on the Milan-Venice railway and the A4 motorway runs south of the town, both useful for commuting to Brescia or Verona.

The population is growing: 16,974 residents in 2023 according to Istat, the national statistics office, up 9.1% since 2011, or 1,415 more people. It is also younger than the Brescia average, with an average age of 44.2 against 45.4 and over-65s at 19.5%. Foreign nationals account for 11.3%. Schools, sports facilities and eateries are all above the provincial rate per resident.

The Garda area is among the most seismic parts of Lombardy. Lonato is in zone 2 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, like 52 of the 205 municipalities in the province of Brescia, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.156 g. The Salò earthquake of 2004 damaged many houses along the lakeshore. Before buying, ask for the design date and whether any structural work has been done. The report checks landslides on the hillsides and flood-prone areas near the lake, and finds the land parcel on the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps.

Key points

  • From the Rocca hill to the Garda shore and the Lido di Lonato.
  • Station on the Milan-Venice line, between Brescia and Verona.
  • 16,974 residents, up 9.1% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.156 g.

Overview

Lonato del Garda is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 16,974 residents, among the most populous in the province (9 of 205).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Lonato del Garda is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Only 52 of 205 municipalities in the province are in zone 2.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.156 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Lonato del Garda, the building matters a great deal: ask for the design year, whether it met the 2008 seismic standards, and whether any seismic retrofit has been carried out.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has grown by 9.1%. The estimated average age is 44 years, in line with the province. 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 11.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Lonato del Garda declared an average taxable income of 26,492 euros, in line with the province (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Lonato del Garda 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 188 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Lonato del Garda has 16 schools and 5 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 12 grocery shops and supermarkets, 10 healthcare facilities, 27 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 0.7 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 1 bus line, 1 train line. That is about 0.1 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 16.8% of the land in Lonato del Garda, compared with 10.5% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 16.9 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Lonato del Garda 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Lonato del Garda, and 2 more have been cleaned up or closed. 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 Lonato del 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 Lonato del 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 102 inhabited census areas in Lonato del Garda. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.0%
  • fair 54.5%
  • good 44.5%
  • very good 0.1%

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 017092. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.