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Valvestino: 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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For example: Via Trento 1, Valvestino.

Valvestino, between Garda and Idro, with a land-book registry

Until the end of the First World War the Valvestino belonged to Austrian Tyrol, and that history still matters to anyone buying a house here. The municipality covers a mountain valley behind Gargnano, between Lake Garda and Lake Idro, with small stone villages scattered over the slopes, thick woods and pastures. From Lake Garda a long, winding road climbs up; for services, schools and work people head down to the lake or towards the Valle Sabbia.

The first thing to know concerns the land registry. As in the areas that were once part of Austria, the land-book system (catasto tavolare) applies here, with a land book instead of the ordinary registers, and the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) does not publish parcel maps. The report says so and works from the address and coordinates; for precise cadastral data you need the competent land-book office, and it is best to have the notary or a surveyor handle it.

The population is small and elderly. In 2023 Istat, Italy's national statistics office, counted 162 residents, 50 fewer than the 212 of 2011, a fall of 23.6%. Over-65s make up 40.1%, against 22.8% in the province of Brescia, and the estimated average age is 55.7.

Brescia's municipalities fall into two seismic zones. Valvestino is in zone 2 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, like 52 of the 205 municipalities in the province, while the other 153 are in zone 3. Here the expected ground acceleration is about 0.147 g. For an old stone house, find out whether walls and floors have been strengthened. In climate zone F winters are cold, and on the slopes the report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the exact address.

Key points

  • Mountain valley between Lake Garda and Lake Idro, once part of Tyrol.
  • Land-book registry: no Revenue Agency maps, and the report says so.
  • 162 residents in 2023, down 23.6% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.147 g.

Overview

Valvestino is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 162 residents, among the smallest in the province (203 of 205).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Valvestino 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 0.147 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Valvestino, 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 23.6%. The estimated average age is 56 years, higher than the province average (45). 40% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 3.1% of the population. On average, a household has 1.7 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Valvestino declared an average taxable income of 20,033 euros, below the provincial average (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Valvestino is in climate zone F, with 3,182 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 680 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Valvestino has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility and 1 green area.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 per 1,000 residents.

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 1.4% of the land in Valvestino, 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

Valvestino 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 Valvestino.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Valvestino: 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

For Valvestino the Revenue Agency does not publish cadastral maps: the land registry here uses the tavolare (land book) system. The report cannot give a parcel reference, but it still checks risks, services and transport at the address and states this clearly.

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 Valvestino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 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 017194. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.