Mazzano: 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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Mazzano, east of Brescia on the road to Lake Garda
Mazzano is one of the towns along the route from Brescia to Lake Garda, east of the city. It has no single centre: besides Mazzano itself there are the hamlets of Molinetto and Ciliverghe, which grew up around the main road and the business areas, while to the north the land rises towards the first hills.
Brescia is a few kilometres away and many residents work in the city or at local firms. There is no station (0 stops in Trenord's regional rail data), so everyone travels by road. Buyers find detached and terraced houses and blocks of flats, mostly built from the 1980s onwards; along the main road and near the industrial buildings, noise and lorry traffic are worth weighing up.
The population has grown by 10.4% since 2011 and had 12,682 residents at the end of 2023. People over 65 make up 20.6%, fewer than the 22.8% of the province of Brescia, and foreign residents 8.8%. Average declared incomes are close to the provincial figure.
Earthquakes deserve more attention here than in most of the province. Most of it is in seismic zone 3 (153 municipalities), but the eastern strip towards Lake Garda is in zone 2. Mazzano is one of these 52 municipalities in zone 2 on the Civil Protection map, with expected ground acceleration of 0.157 g. The 2004 Salò earthquake was a reminder that the area is not quiet. Before buying, ask when the building was designed and whether it was calculated to earthquake standards.
Services within the boundary cover the essentials, with 8 education sites and 7 healthcare sites. The plain is crossed by irrigation ditches: the report checks the flood maps for the exact spot, and towards the hills the landslide maps too. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, so the report finds the land parcel.
Key points
- East of Brescia, with the hamlets of Molinetto and Ciliverghe.
- Population up 10.4% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.157 g.
- No station in town: travel is by road.
Overview
Mazzano is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 12,682 residents, among the most populous in the province (21 of 205).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Mazzano 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 0.157 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Mazzano, 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 10.4%. 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 8.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Mazzano declared an average taxable income of 25,655 euros, in line with the province (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Mazzano is in climate zone E, with 2,570 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 156 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Mazzano has 8 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 7 healthcare facilities, 8 sports facilities and 1 green area.
There are 0.6 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.8).
Public transport
The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Mazzano.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 33.3% of the land in Mazzano, compared with 10.5% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.0 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Mazzano 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Mazzano. 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 Mazzano: 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 Mazzano 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 47 inhabited census areas in Mazzano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 2.3%
- fair 20.5%
- good 77.2%
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.
ISTAT code 017107. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.