Padenghe sul 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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Padenghe sul Garda, the castle and the Valtenesi hills
The Brescia shore of Lake Garda, just north of Desenzano, begins with the Valtenesi, a strip of gentle hills covered with vineyards and olive trees running down to the water. Padenghe is its southern gateway. The medieval castle stands on the hill, the harbour and beaches lie below, and in between spread residential streets and villas.
The property market here has its own rules. Many homes are second houses, often owned by buyers from northern Europe, and prices follow the lake rather than the rest of the province. Declared incomes of residents are among the highest in the Brescia area. If you want to live here all year round, bear in mind that summer changes traffic and parking a great deal. For trains and the motorway, the reference point is Desenzano, on the Milan to Venice line and close to the A4.
Istat, the national statistics office, counted 4,871 residents in 2023, up 13.9% since 2011, a sign that many people have moved here for good. The average age is 46.3, households are small (2.05 people on average) and foreign residents make up 9.1%. There are 44 restaurants and bars, 9.03 per 1,000 residents against 4.95 across the province.
Lake Garda is one of the more earthquake-prone parts of Lombardy. Padenghe is in seismic zone 2 under the Civil Protection Department classification, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.158 g, like 51 other municipalities in the province. For villas from the 1970s and 1980s and older houses in the village, ask for structural records and details of any work carried out.
Along the shore and on low ground the report checks flood-prone areas; on the hills it looks at the slope of the plot. Revenue Agency cadastral maps are available.
Key points
- Southern gateway to the Valtenesi, on Garda's Brescia shore.
- 4,871 residents, up 13.9% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.158 g.
- Many second homes and some of the province's highest incomes.
Overview
Padenghe sul Garda is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 4,871 residents, ranked 74 of 205 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Padenghe sul 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 0.158 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Padenghe sul 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 13.9%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 9.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Padenghe sul Garda declared an average taxable income of 38,583 euros, above the provincial average (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Padenghe sul Garda is in climate zone E, with 2,355 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 127 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Padenghe sul Garda has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility, 6 sports facilities and 1 green area.
There are 0.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).
Public transport
The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Padenghe sul Garda.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 7.3% of the land in Padenghe sul Garda, compared with 10.5% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.7 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Padenghe sul 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 no open contaminated sites in Padenghe sul Garda; 3 have been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Padenghe sul 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 Padenghe sul 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 32 inhabited census areas in Padenghe sul Garda. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.7%
- fair 99.3%
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 017129. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.