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Travagliato: 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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Travagliato, the Brescia plain west of the city

Travagliato is Brescia plain, about fifteen kilometres west of the city, between Brescia and the Franciacorta hills that begin a little further north. It is a large farming town that has filled up with houses and businesses in recent decades: around the old centre are neighbourhoods of villas and newer blocks, with small industrial zones on the edges.

The town has no railway station. People working in Brescia drive or take the bus, and for trains you go to the towns on the Milan to Brescia line. For buyers, this is a market of fairly recent homes at lower prices than in the city; it is worth checking how close a house is to industrial sheds and lorry routes, which are common across the Brescia plain.

The population is young for Lombardy: an average age of 44.1 against 45.4 for the province, with over-65s at 20.3%. There are 13,840 residents in 2023, up 2.9% since 2011, and foreign residents make up 8.8%. Overture Maps data show 21 sports facilities, many for the population, while bars and restaurants are few.

The Brescia area is more seismic than people tend to think, as the 2004 Salò earthquake showed. Travagliato is in zone 3 with 152 other municipalities, while 52 municipalities, mostly in the eastern part of the province, are in zone 2. Here the expected ground acceleration is about 0.143 g. For a converted industrial building or a 1970s house, ask whether the structure has been assessed.

On a plain crossed by irrigation ditches and canals, the report checks flood hazard for the address.

Key points

  • Plain west of Brescia, with no railway station.
  • Average age 44.1, below the provincial figure.
  • Seismic zone 3; acceleration about 0.143 g.
  • 21 sports facilities on record.

Overview

Travagliato is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 13,840 residents, among the most populous in the province (15 of 205).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Travagliato 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 0.143 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 2.9%. The estimated average age is 44 years, in line with the province. 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Travagliato declared an average taxable income of 25,201 euros, in line with the province (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Travagliato is in climate zone E, with 2,410 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 129 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Travagliato has 5 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 7 grocery shops and supermarkets, 12 healthcare facilities, 21 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.4 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.8).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 32.4% of the land in Travagliato, compared with 10.5% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.9 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Travagliato 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 Travagliato; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Travagliato: 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 Travagliato 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 41 inhabited census areas in Travagliato. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 73 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.2%
  • fair 5.3%
  • good 94.6%

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 017188. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.