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Vallio Terme: 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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Vallio Terme, hills between Valle Sabbia and Lake Garda

In the hills that separate the lower Valle Sabbia from Lake Garda, Vallio Terme is a small, green municipality of scattered hamlets, woods and meadows. Its name recalls the springs that once gave the village a certain reputation. Brescia is a drive away through the Gavardo area, and the lake is close.

Buyers here usually want a detached house surrounded by greenery, within reasonable reach of jobs elsewhere in the province. The roads are hilly and no public transport lines are recorded, so daily life without a car is difficult. The report measures the distance from the exact address to schools, pharmacies and shops.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,408 residents in 2023, up 2.6% since 2011. The average age is 45.2, almost the same as the provincial 45.4, and over-65s make up 22.5%. Foreign residents account for 4.3%, and declared incomes are slightly below the Brescia average.

Earthquakes deserve attention here. Vallio Terme is in seismic zone 2, like 52 of the 205 municipalities in the province, mostly around Lake Garda and the nearby valleys, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.156 g. In stone houses and restored farm buildings, check how walls, floors and roof were dealt with and whether the work was certified.

On wooded slopes, landslides and surface water should be assessed house by house with the official maps. The report checks them for every address, together with the cadastral maps of the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate).

Key points

  • Hills between the lower Valle Sabbia and Lake Garda.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.156 g.
  • Population up 2.6% since 2011.
  • Scattered hamlets and hill roads: a car is needed.

Overview

Vallio Terme is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 1,408 residents, ranked 167 of 205 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Vallio Terme 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 0.156 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Vallio Terme, 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 grown by 2.6%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Vallio Terme declared an average taxable income of 24,299 euros, below the provincial average (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Vallio Terme is in climate zone E, with 2,633 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 296 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Vallio Terme has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 sports facilities.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 4.3% of the land in Vallio Terme, 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

Vallio Terme is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area 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 Vallio Terme.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Vallio Terme: 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 Vallio Terme 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 Vallio Terme. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 54 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 017193. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.