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Provaglio Val Sabbia: 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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Provaglio Val Sabbia, hillside hamlets in the Brescia uplands

Provaglio Val Sabbia is a mid-mountain municipality in the Valle Sabbia, the valley of the Chiese river in the eastern part of the province of Brescia. The territory is divided into hamlets and clusters of houses scattered over the slopes, among meadows, woods and narrow roads, with the town hall at around 680 metres. The valley floor, with its firms and services, and Brescia are where people go for work and school.

For buyers, each hamlet is almost a village of its own: look at the distance from the main road, how long it takes to get down the valley and how snow clearing and road upkeep are handled in winter. Houses are stone or more recent masonry, often with land; in climate zone F, the coldest category, insulation and heating weigh on the budget.

At the end of 2023 there were 860 residents, down 11.0% from 966 in 2011. The average age is 48.4, above 45.4 for the province, and over-65s are 26.7%, against 22.8% across the province of Brescia. Foreign residents are few, at 1.9%. Average declared income is close to the provincial figure.

For earthquakes, Provaglio is in seismic zone 2 (zone 1 being the most hazardous), like 51 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.152 g. For a stone house, ask whether structural work has been done and have the connections between walls and floors checked.

On the slopes, the report checks the official landslide hazard maps for the exact address. The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps for Provaglio, so the land parcel can be traced from the house number.

Key points

  • Valle Sabbia: hamlets scattered over mid-mountain slopes.
  • Over-65s at 26.7%, against 22.8% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.152 g.
  • 860 residents, down 11.0% since 2011.

Overview

Provaglio Val Sabbia is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 860 residents, ranked 180 of 205 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Provaglio Val Sabbia 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 0.152 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Provaglio Val Sabbia, 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 fallen by 11.0%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (45). 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 1.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Provaglio Val Sabbia declared an average taxable income of 25,273 euros, in line with the province (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Provaglio Val Sabbia is in climate zone F, with 3,179 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 678 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Provaglio Val Sabbia has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.

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 Provaglio Val Sabbia.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 2.8% of the land in Provaglio Val Sabbia, 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

Provaglio Val Sabbia is not among the radon priority areas designated 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 contaminated sites in Provaglio Val Sabbia.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Provaglio Val Sabbia: 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 Provaglio Val Sabbia 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 10 inhabited census areas in Provaglio Val Sabbia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 53 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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

ISTAT code 017157. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.