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Poncarale: 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 Sorelle Girelli 1, Poncarale.

Poncarale, the plain south of Brescia and Monte Netto

About ten kilometres south of Brescia the plain rises gently into Monte Netto, a low hill covered in vineyards, and Poncarale sits at its foot, close to Flero and Capriano del Colle. The village has a small centre that has grown in recent decades with estates of detached houses and small business parks, surrounded by fields, farmsteads and rows of vines.

Most people here work in Brescia or in the firms on its southern fringe, and you need a car to get about. The market offers detached and terraced houses, flats in recent low-rise blocks and farm buildings to restore in the countryside. For isolated houses towards Monte Netto, check the access roads, the sewer connection and the distance to services; on the newer estates, check how close the business parks and busy through roads are.

It is a family place. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 5,184 residents in 2023, down 0.7% on 2011, so broadly stable. Only 20.3% are over 65, fewer than the provincial 22.8%, and the average age is 44.8. Foreign residents make up 8.2%. Overture Maps data list 7 sports facilities, 1.35 per 1,000 residents against 0.78 in the province.

Earthquake hazard varies across the province of Brescia. 52 municipalities are in zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, while Poncarale is in zone 3 with most of the others. The expected ground acceleration here is about 0.145 g, not negligible for a lowland area. For a building from the 1970s or 1980s, ask for the structural sign-off certificate and whether the roof has been redone.

Irrigation ditches and canals cross the plain, and near them the report checks the flood maps; on Monte Netto the slope matters too. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report can go from the address to the plot.

Key points

  • At the foot of Monte Netto, about ten kilometres south of Brescia.
  • 20.3% over 65, below the provincial 22.8%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.145 g.
  • Sports facilities: 1.35 per 1,000 residents.

Overview

Poncarale is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 5,184 residents, ranked 68 of 205 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Poncarale 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 0.145 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Poncarale declared an average taxable income of 25,669 euros, in line with the province (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Poncarale 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 100 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Poncarale has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 3 healthcare facilities, 7 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.2 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.5).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 19.6% of the land in Poncarale, compared with 10.5% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.8 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Poncarale 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 Poncarale.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Poncarale: 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 Poncarale 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 19 inhabited census areas in Poncarale. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.7%
  • fair 30.4%
  • good 68.9%

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 017147. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.