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Pertica Alta: 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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For example: Via Provinciale 3, Pertica Alta.

Pertica Alta, mountain hamlets in the Valle Sabbia

Pertica Alta brings together several small mountain hamlets on the slopes of the Valle Sabbia, in the province of Brescia, at around nine hundred metres. Together with Pertica Bassa it makes up the area known as the Pertiche, a landscape of woods, pastures and stone hamlets away from the traffic of the valley floor.

Buying here means choosing proper mountain living. This is climate zone F, with long snowy winters, and the hamlets are reached by mountain roads. For work, secondary schools and the hospital people go down into the Valle Sabbia and towards Brescia. Houses are mostly stone buildings, some restored as main homes or holiday homes: insulation, heating, the roof and winter access all count.

There were 553 residents in 2023, 46 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 7.7%. The average age is 48.9, compared with 45.4 in the province of Brescia, and over-65s make up 29.7% against 22.8%. Households average 2.09 people and foreign nationals make up 0.9%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The province of Brescia has seismic zone 2 (52 municipalities) and zone 3 (153): Pertica Alta is in zone 3, with an expected acceleration of about 0.138 g. In stone houses, have the walls, floors and their ties to the roof checked.

On steep slopes landslides are the first check: the report compares the plot with the official maps and measures the gradient at the address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover all the hamlets.

Key points

  • Mountain hamlets in the Valle Sabbia, at around nine hundred metres.
  • Over-65s at 29.7%, against 22.8% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.138 g.
  • Steep slopes: gradient and landslides measured at the plot.

Overview

Pertica Alta is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 553 residents, among the smallest in the province (193 of 205).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pertica Alta 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 0.138 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 7.7%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (45). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 0.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pertica Alta declared an average taxable income of 23,316 euros, below the provincial average (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pertica Alta is in climate zone F, with 3,496 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 900 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pertica Alta has 2 schools.

The data shows no pharmacies within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.3 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 2.3% of the land in Pertica Alta, 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

Pertica Alta 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 Pertica Alta.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pertica Alta: 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 Pertica Alta 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 13 inhabited census areas in Pertica Alta. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 017139. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.