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Vobarno: 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 Provinciale Collio 1, Vobarno.

Vobarno, on the Chiese in the lower Valle Sabbia

Vobarno is one of the main towns of the Valle Sabbia, the valley of the river Chiese, which runs down from Lake Idro towards the Brescia plain. It sits in the lower part of the valley, a few kilometres from Salò and the western shore of Lake Garda, yet it feels quite different from the lakeside towns: this is an industrial place, and metalworking has a long history throughout the valley.

The municipality is split between the valley floor, home to the centre, the main road and the industrial areas, and the hamlets on the slopes, reached by narrow, climbing roads. There is no railway, so people drive, towards Salò or Brescia, on roads that are often busy at rush hour. If you buy on the hillside, weigh up the gradient, winter access and the distance to schools and shops, which the report measures from the address.

There are 8,369 residents (2023), up 2.7% on the 2011 census. The estimated average age is 44.6 and over-65s make up 22.8%, exactly as in the province. What stands out is the share of foreign residents, 16.2%, linked to jobs in the valley's factories. Average incomes remain below the provincial figure.

Vobarno is in seismic zone 2, the highest hazard class found in the province of Brescia, shared with 51 other municipalities between Lake Garda and the valleys. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.157 g. In the stone houses of the old hamlets, and in any building put up before current standards, have the walls, floors and the ties between walls checked.

The Chiese and its side streams shape the land here. Near the riverbed, where small side valleys open out and on steep slopes, flooding and landslides need to be read address by address, and the report does this using the official maps. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the whole municipality.

Key points

  • Industrial town on the Chiese, a few kilometres from Salò.
  • Foreign residents at 16.2%; population up 2.7% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2: have older houses structurally checked.
  • Valley floor and slopes carry different hazards, read by address.

Overview

Vobarno is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 8,369 residents, ranked 44 of 205 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Vobarno 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 0.157 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Vobarno, 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 2.7%. 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 16.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Vobarno declared an average taxable income of 23,107 euros, below the provincial average (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Vobarno is in climate zone E, with 2,560 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 245 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Vobarno has 8 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 7 healthcare facilities and 1 sports facility.

There are 0.2 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.3).

Public transport

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

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 5.0% of the land in Vobarno, compared with 10.5% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.1 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Vobarno 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 open contaminated sites in Vobarno; 4 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Vobarno: 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 Vobarno 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 39 inhabited census areas in Vobarno. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.5%
  • fair 32.6%
  • good 66.9%

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 017204. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.