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Toscolano-Maderno: 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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Toscolano-Maderno, on the Brescia shore of Lake Garda

On the western shore of Lake Garda, between Gardone Riviera and Gargnano, Toscolano-Maderno is made up of two towns that grew together: Maderno, facing the lake along its promenade, and Toscolano, where the valley of the stream of the same name opens out. That valley had a long tradition of paper making and is now known as the Valle delle Cartiere, the valley of the paper mills, with a museum devoted to paper.

This is a holiday town and the housing market shows it. Many flats are second homes, with the highest prices close to the water and wherever there is a view, while further up towards the hill villages houses are more isolated and lanes narrow. Overture Maps records 7.96 bars and restaurants per 1,000 residents, against 4.95 in the province. The Gardesana, the only road along this shore, is often jammed in summer, and there is no railway station in the municipality.

The population is older and shrinking: 7,661 residents at the end of 2023, according to Istat, the national statistics office, 4.2% fewer than in 2011. The average age is 49.0 against 45.4 for the province, and over-65s make up 28.4%. Households are small, 2.03 people on average, and foreign residents account for 12.0%. Declared incomes are below the Brescia average.

The Brescia side of Lake Garda is one of the most earthquake-prone parts of Lombardy: 52 municipalities in the province are in zone 2 of the Civil Protection Department's classification, and Toscolano-Maderno is in zone 2, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.159 g. In old stone houses in the centre and in period villas, have the structure checked, including how walls and floors are tied together and the state of the roof.

Between the lake, steep slopes and the Toscolano stream, landslide and flood hazard varies a lot from one address to the next, and the report checks the exact spot. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report goes from the address to the plot.

Key points

  • Western shore of Lake Garda, between Gardone Riviera and Gargnano.
  • Over-65s 28.4%, average age 49.0.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.159 g.
  • Second homes and tourism: 7.96 bars and restaurants per 1,000.

Overview

Toscolano-Maderno is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 7,661 residents, ranked 49 of 205 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Toscolano-Maderno 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 0.159 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Toscolano-Maderno, 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 4.2%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (45). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 12.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Toscolano-Maderno declared an average taxable income of 23,117 euros, below the provincial average (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Toscolano-Maderno is in climate zone E, with 2,265 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 86 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Toscolano-Maderno has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities, 8 sports facilities and 4 parks and green areas.

There are 0.4 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 Toscolano-Maderno.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 4.9% of the land in Toscolano-Maderno, 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

Toscolano-Maderno 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 Toscolano-Maderno.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Toscolano-Maderno: 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 Toscolano-Maderno 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 54 inhabited census areas in Toscolano-Maderno. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 8.3%
  • fair 68.3%
  • good 23.4%

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 017187. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.