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Monno: 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 Mortirolo 1, Monno.

Monno, the upper Valle Camonica on the Mortirolo road

One of the roads climbing to the Mortirolo pass, a climb famous in cycling and the Giro d'Italia, starts from Monno. The village stands above a thousand metres on the slopes of the upper Valle Camonica, in the province of Brescia, with Edolo on the valley floor as the reference town for schools, services and the railway.

Buying here means choosing alpine life. The area is in climate zone F, with long, snowy winters: before buying, ask for heating consumption, check the roof and insulation, and find out whether the house has covered parking. Many houses in the centre are old stone and timber buildings, with wiring and plumbing that need checking.

In 2023 there were 516 residents, down 8.5% on the 564 of 2011. The population is older than the province's: an average age of 50.1 against 45.4, and over-65s at 29.3% against 22.8%. Foreign residents are few, at 1.2%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The earthquake picture is calm. Monno is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection department's national scale, like 153 of the 205 municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.062 g. In the mountains, snow, frost and maintenance weigh more.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes maps for Monno too, so the report reaches the land parcel from the address. On an alpine slope, landslides, gradient and stream floods are read on the official maps for the exact spot, not as an average for the village.

Key points

  • Upper Valle Camonica, on the Mortirolo pass road.
  • Edolo on the valley floor for schools, services and trains.
  • Over-65s at 29.3%, against 22.8% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.062 g.

Overview

Monno is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 516 residents, among the smallest in the province (196 of 205).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Monno 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 0.062 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 8.5%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (45). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 1.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Monno declared an average taxable income of 20,404 euros, below the provincial average (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Monno is in climate zone F, with 3,734 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,066 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Monno has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

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 Monno.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 1.4% of the land in Monno, 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

Monno 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 Monno.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Monno: 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 Monno 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 7 inhabited census areas in Monno. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 72 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 2.1%
  • good 97.9%

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

ISTAT code 017110. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.