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Tignale: 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 Antonio Gramsci 1, Tignale.

Tignale, the terrace above the Brescia shore of Lake Garda

Above the western shore of Lake Garda, where the rock rises sheer from the water, a terrace of meadows, olive groves and woods opens out: this is the Tignale plateau, its hamlets scattered among the fields. The sanctuary of Montecastello, built on a spur of rock, looks down over the lake. The area is part of the Alto Garda Bresciano regional park.

Tourism is the main economy. Many properties are second homes or flats let out in summer, alongside hotels, campsites and restaurants. The Gardesana road runs along the lake below, and a road with hairpin bends climbs up to the plateau: for secondary schools, a hospital and offices you head down towards Salò. Declared incomes are below the average for the province of Brescia.

In 2023 there were 1,158 residents, 10.8% fewer than in 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 49.4 against 45.4 for the province, over-65s are 30.4% against 22.8%, and foreign residents 10.1%.

Tignale is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, like 51 other municipalities in the province, while most of the province (153 municipalities) is in zone 3. Expected ground acceleration is 0.154 g. For an old stone house or a hotel to be converted, ask for structural surveys and records of the work carried out.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps and the report finds the land parcel from the address. On the edge of the plateau and on the slopes down to the lake, landslide hazard changes from one point to another and is checked on the official maps.

Key points

  • Plateau above the Brescia shore of Lake Garda.
  • Tourism and second homes: the market follows the seasons.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.154 g.
  • Over-65s at 30.4%, against 22.8% in the province.

Overview

Tignale is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,158 residents, ranked 173 of 205 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Tignale 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 0.154 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Tignale, 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 fallen by 10.8%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (45). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 10.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Tignale declared an average taxable income of 19,556 euros, below the provincial average (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Tignale is in climate zone F, with 3,003 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 555 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Tignale has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets and 2 healthcare facilities.

There are 2.6 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 2.4% of the land in Tignale, 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

Tignale 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 no contaminated sites in Tignale.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Tignale: 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 Tignale 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 Tignale. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 73 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 40.5%
  • good 59.5%

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 017185. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.