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Paitone: 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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Paitone, hills east of Brescia with a hilltop sanctuary

In the hills east of Brescia, where the plain starts climbing towards the Alpine foothill valleys, Paitone is a residential and working municipality, with a small centre and areas of detached houses and industrial units along the main roads. On the hill above the village stands the sanctuary of the Madonna di Paitone.

For buyers, location is the main strength: Brescia and Lake Garda can be reached by car in reasonable time. The data show no public transport stops in the municipality, so almost all travel is by car. Homes are mainly detached and semi-detached houses and flats in small blocks, with a few older houses in the historic core.

The population is growing: Istat, the national statistics office, records 2,192 residents in 2023, up 4.8% on 2011. The average age is 45.0, in line with 45.4 for the province of Brescia, and over-65s make up 20.4%. Foreign nationals account for 11.5%. Declared incomes are below the Brescia average.

Paitone is in seismic zone 2; in the province of Brescia 52 of the 205 municipalities are in this class, and here expected ground acceleration is 0.158 g. For a house built before current earthquake regulations, ask whether any structural work has been done, and consider it if you renovate.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps: the report identifies the land parcel from the address and checks the official landslide and flood maps at that spot.

Key points

  • Hills east of Brescia, with the sanctuary above the village.
  • Population up 4.8% since 2011.
  • Foreign nationals at 11.5%, average age 45.0.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.158 g.

Overview

Paitone is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,192 residents, ranked 134 of 205 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Paitone 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 Paitone, 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 4.8%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 11.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Paitone declared an average taxable income of 23,047 euros, below the provincial average (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Paitone is in climate zone E, with 2,410 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 177 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Paitone has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility and 2 sports facilities.

There are 0.5 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 Paitone.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 16.8% of the land in Paitone, compared with 10.5% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Paitone 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 Paitone.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Paitone: 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 Paitone 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 Paitone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 59.7%
  • good 40.3%

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

ISTAT code 017132. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.