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Lozio: 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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For example: Via San Paolo 1, Lozio.

Lozio, a small side valley of Val Camonica

From Val Camonica, near Malegno, a winding road climbs into an enclosed, wooded side valley: the Lozio valley, which gives the municipality its name. Homes are spread over several separate hamlets, all at around a thousand metres, among meadows, woods and rock faces. For schools, hospitals and work people go down to the main valley, towards Breno and Darfo Boario Terme.

If you are thinking of buying here, look at the hamlet first. Each has its own sun exposure, its own road and its own drive down to the valley, and in winter the difference shows. The climate zone is F, so walls, roof and heating matter more than the asking price. In a narrow valley between slopes and streams, the report reads the official landslide and flood maps at the precise address.

The population is older. In 2023 there were 356 residents, 62 fewer than the 418 of 2011, a fall of 14.8% according to Istat, the national statistics office. The estimated average age is 55.0 against 45.4 in the province of Brescia, and over-65s make up 37.9%, against 22.8%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The municipality is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection scale, like 153 of the 205 municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.070 g in the built-up area. The risk is low; in old stone houses the real costs are a roof that bears the snow and damp.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes Lozio's cadastral maps, and the report traces the address to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Side valley of Val Camonica, reached from Malegno.
  • Separate hamlets at about a thousand metres, each different.
  • Over-65s at 37.9%, against 22.8% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.070 g.

Overview

Lozio is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 356 residents, among the smallest in the province (199 of 205).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Lozio 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 0.070 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 14.8%. The estimated average age is 55 years, higher than the province average (45). 38% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 2.0% of the population. On average, a household has 1.6 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Lozio declared an average taxable income of 19,301 euros, below the provincial average (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Lozio is in climate zone F, with 3,604 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 975 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Lozio has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.

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 Lozio.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 1.3% of the land in Lozio, 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

Lozio 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 Lozio.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Lozio: 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 Lozio 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 10 inhabited census areas in Lozio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 017095. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.