Rodengo Saiano: 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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Rodengo Saiano, an Olivetan abbey in Franciacorta near Brescia
Rodengo Saiano is one of the Franciacorta municipalities, the area of hills and vineyards between Brescia and Lake Iseo known for its sparkling wine. It brings together two villages, Rodengo and Saiano, and is home to the abbey of San Nicola, a large monastery lived in by Olivetan monks. The municipality also has the Franciacorta Outlet Village, which draws crowds at weekends.
In recent years the town has grown through new estates of detached houses and small blocks, chosen by families who work in Brescia or in local industry. The part towards the hills is quieter and dearer, the part along the main roads handier but noisier. More than a quarter of the land is built on, a high share, so if you want countryside around your home, choose the street carefully. There is no railway station in the municipality and most people drive.
Growth has been strong: 9,917 residents in 2023, 12.8% more than the 8,795 of 2011. The population is young, with an estimated average age of 43.7 against 45.4 for the province and over-65s at 19.3%. Households average 2.37 people, foreign residents make up 4.9%, and declared incomes are above the Brescia average.
Rodengo Saiano is in seismic zone 3, like 152 other municipalities in the province, while 52 are in zone 2. The expected ground acceleration is about 0.143 g. In new houses the certification is what counts; in older ones or restored farm buildings, check how the floors were strengthened.
The report finds the plot using the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps and checks the landslide and flood maps for the address, which is useful at the foot of the hills and near the streams running down to the plain.
Key points
- Franciacorta, with the San Nicola abbey and the outlet, north-west of Brescia.
- Population up 12.8% since 2011, average age 43.7.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.143 g.
- No station in town: most people drive.
Overview
Rodengo Saiano is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 9,917 residents, ranked 34 of 205 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rodengo Saiano 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 0.143 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 12.8%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (45). 19% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rodengo Saiano declared an average taxable income of 28,558 euros, above the provincial average (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Rodengo Saiano is in climate zone E, with 2,446 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 176 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Rodengo Saiano has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities, 4 sports facilities and 1 green area.
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 Rodengo Saiano.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 28.0% of the land in Rodengo Saiano, 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
Rodengo Saiano 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 Rodengo Saiano; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Rodengo Saiano: 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 Rodengo Saiano 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 38 inhabited census areas in Rodengo Saiano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 36.6%
- good 63.4%
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 017163. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.