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Ossimo: 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 Dante Alighieri 1, Ossimo.

Ossimo, a plateau above the Val Camonica

Ossimo sits on a plateau above the middle Val Camonica, at almost nine hundred metres, in the area that also includes Borno and Lozio. From the village you look down on the valley: below run the river Oglio, the main road and the railway linking Breno and Darfo with Lake Iseo.

Choosing Ossimo means choosing real mountains, with climate zone F winters and snow. Many houses are stone-built, in the two cores of Ossimo Superiore and Ossimo Inferiore, alongside detached houses and holiday homes built in recent decades. Before buying, ask about heating costs, check the roof and find out how you reach the house in winter.

The Val Camonica is known for its prehistoric rock carvings, and Ossimo too has ancient remains, such as the carved standing stones found on the plateau.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 1,442 residents in 2023, stable since 2011 (a change of 0.0%). The average age is 48.2, above the 45.4 of the province of Brescia, and over-65s make up 24.4%. Foreign residents account for 4.0%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The municipality is in seismic zone 3, with 152 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration is 0.077 g. On the slopes the report checks the official landslide maps and gradient for the address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report reaches the land parcel.

Key points

  • Plateau above the Val Camonica, at almost 900 metres.
  • Stable population: 0.0% change since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.077 g.
  • Climate zone F: budget for snow and heating.

Overview

Ossimo is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,442 residents, ranked 164 of 205 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ossimo 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 0.077 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (45). 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.0% of the population. On average, a household has 1.9 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ossimo declared an average taxable income of 22,334 euros, below the provincial average (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Ossimo is in climate zone F, with 3,452 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 869 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Ossimo has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility, 1 sports facility and 1 green area.

There are 1.4 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.3).

Public transport

The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Ossimo.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 4.0% of the land in Ossimo, 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

Ossimo 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 low. 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 Ossimo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Ossimo: 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 Ossimo 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 Ossimo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 74 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 4.3%
  • good 95.7%

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 017128. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.