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Pisogne: 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 Provinciale 1, Pisogne.

Pisogne, Lake Iseo at the mouth of the Val Camonica

Pisogne's lakefront, with the Bishop's Tower on the square, faces Lovere and the Bergamo shore of Lake Iseo. The town sits at the north-eastern tip of the lake, on the Brescia side, just where the Val Camonica begins. Outside the centre stands the church of Santa Maria della Neve, whose fresco cycle by Romanino draws visitors from across Lombardy.

The railway from Brescia up the lake to Edolo runs through here: the official timetables show 2 stops in the municipality, including Pisogne and Toline, served by 4 rail lines, and there are also the lake boats. Behind the lakefront climb the mountain hamlets, such as Gratacasolo and Fraine, with narrow roads, stone houses and harder winters. Brescia is about an hour by road.

The population is older than the Brescia average: an estimated average age of 47.4 against 45.4 in the province, and over-65s at 26.8% against 22.8%. There were 7,894 residents in 2023, 2.7% fewer than in 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office, and foreign residents account for 6.4%. Alongside year-round homes there are flats and villas used as second homes.

The province of Brescia has 52 municipalities in seismic zone 2 and 153 in zone 3. Pisogne is in zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.111 g, a medium to low value. In houses near the water, damp and insulation matter more; in the upland hamlets, the condition of roofs and stone walls.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here, and the report finds the plot from the address. Between the streams coming down from the mountains and the lake shore, flooding and landslides are checked for the individual house, along with the gradient.

Key points

  • Brescia-Iseo-Edolo railway: 2 stops, plus lake boats.
  • Over-65s at 26.8%, above the provincial 22.8%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.111 g.
  • Lakefront and mountain hamlets: two different markets.

Overview

Pisogne is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 7,894 residents, ranked 47 of 205 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pisogne 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 0.111 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 2.7%. The estimated average age is 47 years, higher than the province average (45). 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 6.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pisogne declared an average taxable income of 25,859 euros, in line with the province (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pisogne is in climate zone E, with 2,455 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 187 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pisogne has 8 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets, 6 healthcare facilities, 4 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.8 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 2 public transport stops, served by 4 train lines, 1 bus line. That is about 0.3 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 5.4% of the land in Pisogne, 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

Pisogne 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 4 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Pisogne, and 2 more have been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pisogne: 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 Pisogne 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 53 inhabited census areas in Pisogne. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 69 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.2%
  • fair 31.8%
  • good 45.9%
  • very good 22.1%

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 017143. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.