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Pozzolengo: 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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Pozzolengo, the moraine hills south of Lake Garda

Pozzolengo lies in the moraine hills that close off the southern end of Lake Garda, in the eastern part of the province of Brescia and close to the border with the Veneto region. The landscape is one of low rises, vineyards and scattered farmhouses, and the municipality is part of the area that produces Lugana, the white wine of the lower lake. The water is not visible from the village, but Sirmione and Desenzano are close by.

House hunters will find a compact village with low houses in the old core and plenty of detached homes and restored rural buildings in the countryside. For work, the A4 motorway matters: it runs a little further north, with junctions on the southern shore of the lake, and leads towards Brescia, Verona and Milan. Open public transport data list no stops in the municipality, so daily life without a car is hard; the report measures the actual distance from the address to schools and shops.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 3,579 residents in 2023, up 4.1% on 2011, or 141 more people. The average age is 46.0, against 45.4 for the province, while over-65s make up 21.9%, below the provincial 22.8%. Foreign residents account for 7.7%. Average declared incomes are slightly below the provincial level.

The province of Brescia is split between seismic zones 2 and 3, as classified by the Civil Protection Department, the national emergency agency. Pozzolengo is in zone 2, along with 51 other municipalities, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.155 g. With a restored farmhouse, ask whether the work covered floors, roof and load-bearing walls as well as the finishes.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the municipality. Between the hills there are ditches and small hollows where water collects, so flood and landslide hazard are checked at the exact address.

Key points

  • Moraine hills of southern Lake Garda, in the Lugana wine area.
  • 3,579 residents in 2023, up 4.1% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.155 g.
  • No public transport stops recorded: a car is needed.

Overview

Pozzolengo is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,579 residents, ranked 104 of 205 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pozzolengo 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 0.155 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Pozzolengo, 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 4.1%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pozzolengo declared an average taxable income of 24,654 euros, below the provincial average (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pozzolengo is in climate zone E, with 2,377 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 135 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pozzolengo has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 1 sports facility and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 0.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 12.2% of the land in Pozzolengo, 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

Pozzolengo 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 open contaminated sites in Pozzolengo; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pozzolengo: 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 Pozzolengo 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 29 inhabited census areas in Pozzolengo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.9%
  • fair 98.1%

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 017151. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.