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Sellero: 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 Nazionale 1, Sellero.

Sellero, mid Val Camonica with a railway stop and rock art

In the middle stretch of Val Camonica, along the Oglio river, Sellero combines a valley-floor village with hamlets higher up the mountainside. The area is part of the Val Camonica rock art landscape, a UNESCO World Heritage site, and there are engraved rocks open to visitors here too.

For getting about there is a real advantage: the Brescia-Iseo-Edolo railway stops at Sellero, and the data list 2 public transport points between the station and bus stops. For a job in Breno, Darfo or further down towards Lake Iseo, you can at least partly do without a car. The main valley road runs along the valley floor.

These are mountain houses: stone buildings in the old core, more recent homes along the valley. The climate is zone E, with cold winters, so insulation and heating deserve a careful look. Near the Oglio and the side streams, check the flood and landslide maps, which the report reads at the address.

In 2023 Sellero had 1,370 residents, down 9.0% on 2011. The average age is 47.7, against 45.4 in the province of Brescia, and 27.0% are over 65. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The municipality is in seismic zone 3, with a low expected ground acceleration of 0.063 g. The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are available, and the report traces the address back to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Mid Val Camonica, in the rock art area.
  • Stop on the Brescia-Iseo-Edolo railway.
  • Population down 9.0% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.063 g.

Overview

Sellero is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,370 residents, ranked 168 of 205 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sellero 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 0.063 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 9.0%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (45). 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 3.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sellero declared an average taxable income of 22,329 euros, below the provincial average (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Sellero is in climate zone E, with 2,890 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 476 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sellero has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 1 healthcare facility.

There are 1.5 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 3 train lines, 1 bus line. That is about 0.7 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 4.8% of the land in Sellero, 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

Sellero 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 Sellero; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sellero: 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 Sellero 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 11 inhabited census areas in Sellero. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 76 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 25.2%
  • good 74.8%

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 017176. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.