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Polpenazze del 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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Polpenazze del Garda, vineyards and hills of the Valtenesi

Polpenazze del Garda sits in the hills of the Valtenesi, the band of glacial hills behind the Brescia shore of Lake Garda, a short distance from the water. The landscape is one of vineyards, olive groves and small villages, and it is one of the areas that produce Chiaretto, Garda's rosé wine. The municipality includes the main village and several hamlets scattered across the hills.

The market is different from that of the Brescia lowlands: there are high-end homes, restored farmhouses, villas with gardens and second homes. For work and main services people drive to the lakeside towns and towards Brescia.

There are 2,736 residents (2023, Istat, Italy's national statistics office), up 10.9% on 2011, strong growth for a village this size. The average age is 47.1, against 45.4 in the province; 23.2% of residents are over 65 and 7.2% are foreign nationals. Declared incomes are above the Brescia average.

The municipality is in seismic zone 2, like 52 of the 205 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.159 g. The Garda area is more seismic than the plain: for old houses and farm buildings, ask what structural work was done during renovation.

Among hills and small valleys the ground changes often. The report measures slope and elevation at the address and checks the official landslide and flood maps.

Key points

  • Glacial hills of the Valtenesi, close to Lake Garda
  • 2,736 residents, up 10.9% since 2011
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.159 g
  • Villas, farmhouses and second homes, incomes above the provincial average

Overview

Polpenazze del Garda is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,736 residents, ranked 117 of 205 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Polpenazze del 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 0.159 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Polpenazze del 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 10.9%. The estimated average age is 47 years, higher than the province average (45). 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Polpenazze del Garda declared an average taxable income of 29,191 euros, above the provincial average (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Polpenazze del Garda is in climate zone E, with 2,520 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 207 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Polpenazze del Garda has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 16.3% of the land in Polpenazze del Garda, 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

Polpenazze del 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 contaminated sites in Polpenazze del Garda.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Polpenazze del 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 Polpenazze del 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 21 inhabited census areas in Polpenazze del Garda. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 54 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 017145. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.