Ponte di Legno: 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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Ponte di Legno, the top of Valle Camonica and the Tonale
At the head of Valle Camonica, more than a thousand metres up, Ponte di Legno is a mountain resort in the province of Brescia linked to the ski lifts of the Tonale Pass and surrounded by the peaks of the Adamello and the Ortles-Cevedale group. Winter means skiing, summer means walking, and for much of the year the village lives on tourism.
That shapes the housing market. Many flats are second homes, in blocks and residences built for holidays, alongside mountain chalets, old stone-and-timber buildings in the centre and hamlets on the slopes. If you plan to live here all year, consider the off-season months and the distance from Brescia, which means driving the full length of the valley. If you plan to let, check the rules on short-term rentals. The climate zone is F, the coldest, so heating bills and roof upkeep under snow are significant costs.
According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 1,751 residents in 2023, almost unchanged since 2011. The average age is 48.4 against 45.4 in the province, over-65s make up 28.0% and households are small, 1.85 people on average. Foreign residents are 4.2%. Declared incomes are above the average for the province of Brescia.
The village has more services than its population would suggest: 84 places are recorded, including 60 bars and restaurants and 8 sports facilities.
For earthquakes, Ponte di Legno is in seismic zone 3, like 152 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.056 g. In the mountains it is worth checking the official landslide and stream flood maps for the address; the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report finds the land parcel.
Key points
- Ski resort at the head of Valle Camonica, linked to the Tonale.
- Many second homes, holiday residences and tourist lets.
- Residents stable since 2011, over-65s at 28.0%.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.056 g.
Overview
Ponte di Legno is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,751 residents, ranked 150 of 205 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ponte di Legno 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 0.056 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 48 years, higher than the province average (45). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.2% of the population. On average, a household has 1.8 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ponte di Legno declared an average taxable income of 28,602 euros, above the provincial average (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Ponte di Legno is in climate zone F, with 4,007 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,257 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Ponte di Legno has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 8 sports facilities and 7 parks and green areas.
There are 1.7 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).
Public transport
The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Ponte di Legno.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 1.5% of the land in Ponte di Legno, 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
Ponte di Legno is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area by the Regione Lombardia in 2023. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. 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 open contaminated sites in Ponte di Legno; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Ponte di Legno: 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 Ponte di Legno 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 31 inhabited census areas in Ponte di Legno. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.1%
- fair 42.9%
- good 57.0%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Public transport timetables (GTFS): Trenord, Regione Lombardia - Trenord, orari ferroviari (GTFS). Licence CC BY 4.0, version 20261111.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Lombardia, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2023.
- Contaminated sites, Regione Lombardia. Licence CC0 1.0 (pubblico dominio), updated to 15 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 017148. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.