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Sarezzo: 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 Seradello 1, Sarezzo.

Sarezzo, valley floor and slopes in the lower Val Trompia

Sarezzo is in the Val Trompia, the valley of the river Mella that runs north from Brescia. It covers the lower part of the valley, between Villa Carcina and Gardone Val Trompia, where the valley floor is lined almost without a break by houses, roads and factories. The valley has a long tradition of metalworking and gunmaking, and many firms, large and small, employ the people who live here.

For buyers the first distinction is between the valley floor and the slopes. Down below, homes are close to the main road to Brescia, the shops and the factories, with more traffic and less space. On the slopes there are detached houses and old village houses in quieter spots, but on steep roads and, where they face north, with little winter sun. There is no railway: people get to Brescia by car or bus.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 13,224 residents in 2023, down 1.8% on 2011. The estimated average age is 44.8, close to 45.4 for the province; over-65s make up 21.6% and foreign residents 11.2%. Sarezzo ranks number 18 by population in a province of 205 municipalities.

The province of Brescia has 52 municipalities in seismic zone 2, mostly towards Lake Garda, and 153 in zone 3, including Sarezzo, which is in zone 3. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.142 g. For houses built on slopes, the retaining walls and banks of earth around the building matter too.

Along the Mella and its side streams some areas are exposed to floods, and on the steep slopes there may be landslides and falling rocks. The report checks these hazards for the address and uses the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps to find the plot.

Key points

  • Lower Val Trompia on the Mella, north of Brescia, no railway.
  • Population down 1.8% since 2011; foreign residents 11.2%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.142 g.
  • Valley floor or slope: check floods, landslides and retaining walls.

Overview

Sarezzo is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 13,224 residents, among the most populous in the province (18 of 205).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sarezzo 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 0.142 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 fallen by 1.8%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 11.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sarezzo declared an average taxable income of 25,850 euros, in line with the province (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Sarezzo is in climate zone E, with 2,623 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, Sarezzo has 11 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 8 healthcare facilities, 10 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.2 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.5).

Public transport

The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Sarezzo.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 14.9% of the land in Sarezzo, 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

Sarezzo 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Sarezzo, and 2 more have been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sarezzo: 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 Sarezzo 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 37 inhabited census areas in Sarezzo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 4.5%
  • fair 35.8%
  • good 59.8%

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 017174. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.