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Pontoglio: 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: Viale Dante Alighieri 1, Pontoglio.

Pontoglio, the bridge town on the Oglio between Brescia and Bergamo

The name gives away the origin: Pontoglio grew up around a bridge over the Oglio, the river that divides the province of Brescia from the province of Bergamo at this point. The town lies on the plain west of Brescia, just south of Palazzolo sull'Oglio, with Bergamo's territory starting on the far bank. Around the centre you find terraced houses, detached homes, small industrial units and still a good deal of farmland.

Most people who live here get around by car. The published public transport timetables show no stops within the municipality; the handiest railway stations are in Palazzolo and Chiari, and the Palazzolo junction on the A4 motorway is close by. Average declared incomes are below the provincial average. The town is in climate zone E, which means cold, often foggy winters, typical of the low plain around Brescia.

The population has hardly changed. Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 6,999 residents in 2023, up 1.5% on the 6,894 counted at the 2011 census. The town is younger than average, with a mean age of 44.2 against 45.4 for the province, and households of 2.53 people on average. Foreign residents make up 16.4%, a high share even for Lombardy. There are 5 supermarkets, more per head than the provincial average, while sports facilities, cafés and restaurants are few and people tend to use those in neighbouring towns.

Italy's Civil Protection Department places Pontoglio in seismic zone 3, along with 152 other municipalities around Brescia, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.134 g. The hazard is moderate, but for houses built between the 1960s and the 1980s it is worth asking for the structural drawings and checking whether any assessment or strengthening has been done.

The lower ground near the Oglio needs a closer look for flooding, which the report checks for the exact address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for Pontoglio, so each address can be traced to its land parcel.

Key points

  • On the Brescia bank of the Oglio, just south of Palazzolo.
  • 6,999 residents, average age 44.2 against 45.4 in the province.
  • Foreign residents at 16.4%, high for Lombardy.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.134 g.

Overview

Pontoglio is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 6,999 residents, ranked 56 of 205 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pontoglio 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 0.134 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 grown by 1.5%. The estimated average age is 44 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 16.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pontoglio declared an average taxable income of 23,329 euros, below the provincial average (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pontoglio is in climate zone E, with 2,383 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 155 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pontoglio has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities, 2 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.4 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.8).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 20.1% of the land in Pontoglio, 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

Pontoglio 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 Pontoglio.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pontoglio: 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 Pontoglio 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 30 inhabited census areas in Pontoglio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 35.7%
  • good 64.3%

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 017150. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.