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Sabbio Chiese: 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: Via San Giovanni 8, Sabbio Chiese.

Sabbio Chiese, lower Valle Sabbia between Brescia and Garda

Sabbio Chiese lies in the lower Valle Sabbia, where the river Chiese runs between wooded slopes and the valley floor holds the town, the roads and the industrial areas. It is one of the valley towns closest to the plain: Brescia is under an hour's drive and the Brescia shore of Lake Garda, towards Salò, is a few kilometres away.

Engineering and craft businesses operate on the valley floor, and plenty of recent building has gone up next to the old core: small blocks, terraced and two-family houses. There is no railway, so Brescia is reached by car or bus. The report shows the distance from the address to schools, shops and stops.

Against the trend in many valleys, Sabbio Chiese is growing: 4,043 residents in 2023 according to Istat, the national statistics office, 5.5% more than in 2011. It is also a young town, with an average age of 43.0 against 45.4 in the province and over-65s at 19.8%. Households average 2.48 people and foreign residents make up 9.4%. Average declared incomes are in line with the Brescia average.

Earthquake hazard here is among the highest in the province: Sabbio Chiese is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, with 51 other Brescia municipalities, mostly in the valleys and around Lake Garda, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.155 g. For a masonry building in the centre, ask about seismic upgrading; for a recent one, ask for the structural design.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report finds the plot from the address. Between the bed of the Chiese and the steep slopes, flooding and landslides are checked for the individual house. Climate zone E, with cold winters.

Key points

  • Lower Valle Sabbia on the Chiese, near Lake Garda at Salò.
  • Population up 5.5% since 2011.
  • Average age 43.0, over-65s at 19.8%.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.155 g.

Overview

Sabbio Chiese is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 4,043 residents, ranked 93 of 205 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sabbio Chiese 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 Sabbio Chiese, 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 5.5%. The estimated average age is 43 years, lower than the province average (45). 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 9.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sabbio Chiese declared an average taxable income of 26,266 euros, in line with the province (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Sabbio Chiese is in climate zone E, with 2,610 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 280 metres above sea level.

Services

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

There are 0.5 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 Sabbio Chiese.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 9.0% of the land in Sabbio Chiese, compared with 10.5% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.9 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Sabbio Chiese is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area by the Regione Lombardia in 2023. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is high. 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 Sabbio Chiese.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sabbio Chiese: 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 Sabbio Chiese 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 20 inhabited census areas in Sabbio Chiese. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 7.5%
  • fair 57.4%
  • good 35.2%

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 017168. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.