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Pompiano: 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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Pompiano, fields and farmsteads in the Brescia lowlands

Pompiano is a lowland village in the western part of the Bassa bresciana, the flat farming country between the city of Brescia and the river Oglio. Almost all the land is agricultural, with fields watered by irrigation channels, farmsteads and livestock farms, and the centre gathered around the church and the main streets. Orzinuovi and Chiari are the nearest larger towns, and Brescia is a drive away.

Buyers will find detached and terraced houses from recent decades, village houses needing work and, out in the fields, cascine, the large traditional farmsteads, which often call for a demanding restoration. A cascina can look cheap to buy and turn out expensive to renovate, so have a surveyor price the roof, the floors and the services before you sign.

In 2023 there were 3,703 residents, down 4.9% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age of 45.3 is in line with the province of Brescia, and the share of foreign residents is high, at 12.1%. Households have 2.49 members on average. Declared incomes are a little below the provincial average. For a big shop you need to drive: the data we use show no supermarkets within the municipal boundary.

Earthquakes count even on the plain. Pompiano is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification (the national emergency agency), like 152 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.133 g. In farmsteads and old masonry houses, the ties between walls and floors and the state of the roof are what matter. Water here travels mainly through channels and ditches: the report checks the flood maps for the address and uses the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps to identify the land parcel.

Key points

  • Farming village in the western Brescia lowlands, between Brescia and the Oglio.
  • 3,703 residents, foreign residents at 12.1%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.133 g.
  • Farmsteads to restore alongside detached and terraced houses.

Overview

Pompiano is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,703 residents, ranked 100 of 205 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pompiano 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 0.133 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 4.9%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 12.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pompiano declared an average taxable income of 25,300 euros, in line with the province (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pompiano 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 93 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pompiano has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 healthcare facilities and 3 sports facilities.

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 Pompiano.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 12.8% of the land in Pompiano, 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

Pompiano 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 Pompiano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pompiano: 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 Pompiano 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 20 inhabited census areas in Pompiano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 47.9%
  • good 52.1%

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 017146. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.