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Polaveno: 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 Castello 1, Polaveno.

Polaveno, an upland between Val Trompia and Lake Iseo

Polaveno sits high up, on a green upland that links the Val Trompia valley with Lake Iseo. The town hall stands at around 570 metres and the climate shows it: climate zone F, the coldest in the Italian system, with long winters and heating on for many months. Brescia is reached by driving down the valley, while on the other side the road leads to the Brescian shore of the lake.

It is a place of detached houses and small villas spread over several clusters, with meadows, woods and few businesses in the centre. Many residents work in the engineering firms of the Val Trompia or around Brescia. A car is essential, because no public transport stops are recorded in the municipality. People who buy here want space and quiet and accept a longer drive for secondary schools and shops.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,477 residents in 2023, down 6.9% on 2011. The average age is 46.7, above the provincial 45.4, and over-65s make up 24.7%. Foreign residents account for 5.8%. Declared incomes are slightly below the Brescia average.

For a mountain house the checks that matter are practical ones: roof insulation, windows, the type of heating system and the energy rating. On a sloping plot, look at drainage and retaining walls too; the report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the address.

Polaveno is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, like 153 municipalities in the province of Brescia, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.140 g. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report finds the land parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Upland above the Val Trompia, towards Lake Iseo.
  • Climate zone F: long winters, insulation and heating matter.
  • Population down 6.9% since 2011, average age 46.7.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.140 g.

Overview

Polaveno is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,477 residents, ranked 126 of 205 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Polaveno 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 0.140 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 6.9%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Polaveno declared an average taxable income of 24,272 euros, below the provincial average (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Polaveno is in climate zone F, with 3,084 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 574 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Polaveno has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 sports facility.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 8.4% of the land in Polaveno, 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

Polaveno 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 Polaveno.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Polaveno: 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 Polaveno 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 Polaveno. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 36.2%
  • good 63.8%

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 017144. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.