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Rovato: 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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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Via Venticinque Aprile 0, Rovato.

Rovato, Monte Orfano and the Franciacorta rail junction

Rovato leans against Monte Orfano, the small isolated hill that rises from the plain at the southern end of Franciacorta, and spreads south from there into the Brescia plain. It is a market and shopping town for the surrounding villages, halfway between Brescia and Bergamo, with its own junction on the A4 motorway.

It is also a small rail junction, where the line from Bergamo joins the Milan to Brescia main line. Public timetables list 3 stops in the municipality, served by 7 train lines. For anyone working in Brescia, Milan or Bergamo that is a real convenience, and the report measures the walking distance from the address to the station.

The population is growing fast. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 19,417 residents in 2023, 10.6% more than in 2011. It is also young, with an average age of 42.3 against 45.4 for the province and 18.3% aged over 65. Foreign residents make up 17.9% and households have 2.44 members on average. Declared incomes are a little below the Brescia average.

Buyers choose between the old centre, with houses around the main square, residential districts built in recent decades, and farmhouses and villas among the vineyards on the slopes of Monte Orfano.

Rovato is in seismic zone 3, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.139 g, a moderate value but not one to ignore; the province of Brescia has 52 municipalities in zone 2. For buildings from the recent growth, ask for the structural design and the final inspection certificate (collaudo); for older houses, whether any strengthening work has been done. On the hillside, slope and landslide hazard are shown in the report for the address, together with the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps.

Key points

  • At the foot of Monte Orfano, with its own A4 junction.
  • 3 stops and 7 train lines in the municipality.
  • Population up 10.6% since 2011, average age 42.3.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.139 g.

Overview

Rovato is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 19,417 residents, among the most populous in the province (6 of 205).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rovato 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 0.139 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 10.6%. The estimated average age is 42 years, lower than the province average (45). 18% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 17.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rovato declared an average taxable income of 24,507 euros, below the provincial average (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Rovato is in climate zone E, with 2,495 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 200 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Rovato has 15 schools and 6 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 13 grocery shops and supermarkets, 12 healthcare facilities, 19 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.

There are 0.7 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 3 public transport stops, served by 7 train lines, 1 bus line. That is about 0.2 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 27.6% of the land in Rovato, compared with 10.5% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.1 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Rovato 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 Rovato; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Rovato: 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 Rovato 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 84 inhabited census areas in Rovato. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 74 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.2%
  • fair 22.7%
  • good 71.3%
  • very good 5.8%

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 017166. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.