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San Gervasio Bresciano: 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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San Gervasio Bresciano, a young village in the Brescia lowlands

Few municipalities in the province of Brescia have a population as young as San Gervasio Bresciano. The average age is 41.2, against 45.4 in the province, and over-65s are just 15.8%, against 22.8%. The village lies in the Bassa bresciana, the farming plain south of Brescia, and it has kept growing in recent years: Istat, Italy's statistics office, counts 2,659 residents (2023), up 7.7% since 2011.

The landscape is irrigated plain: fields, ditches, farmsteads and livestock farms, with the centre and residential areas grown up around them. Many families work for local companies or in Brescia, reached by car. Foreign residents make up 12.9%.

For buyers the market is mostly detached houses, terraced houses and flats in fairly recent small blocks, next to the old houses of the centre and the farmsteads. The data show no public transport stops inside the municipality, so it pays to work out commuting times carefully. In winter, climate zone E and the fog of the plain make insulation and the heating system important.

On earthquakes, San Gervasio is in seismic zone 3, like 152 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.114 g. For an older masonry building, ask whether any work has been done on the floors and roof.

With ditches and canals all around, the report checks the official flood maps at the address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastre is published and links the address to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Average age 41.2, against 45.4 in the province
  • 2,659 residents, up 7.7% since 2011
  • Irrigated plain south of Brescia
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.114 g

Overview

San Gervasio Bresciano is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 2,659 residents, ranked 122 of 205 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Gervasio Bresciano 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 0.114 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 7.7%. The estimated average age is 41 years, lower than the province average (45). 16% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 12.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Gervasio Bresciano declared an average taxable income of 24,631 euros, below the provincial average (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

San Gervasio Bresciano is in climate zone E, with 2,389 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 57 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Gervasio Bresciano has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 parks and green areas.

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 San Gervasio Bresciano.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 13.9% of the land in San Gervasio Bresciano, 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

San Gervasio Bresciano 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 contaminated sites in San Gervasio Bresciano.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Gervasio Bresciano: 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 San Gervasio Bresciano 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 16 inhabited census areas in San Gervasio Bresciano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 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 017172. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.