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Brescia
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Brescia
Total population
187,567
Demographic figures from ISTAT. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
Brescia is a city and comune (municipality) in the region of Lombardy, in Italy. It is situated at the foot of the Alps, a few kilometers from the lakes Garda and Iseo. With a population of 201,342, it is the second largest city in Lombardy behind Milan, the fourth largest in northwest Italy and it is the northernmost Italian city among those with over 200,000 inhabitants. The urban area of Brescia extends beyond the administrative city limits and has a population of 672,822, while over 1.5 million people live in its metropolitan area. The city is the administrative capital of the Province of Brescia, one of the largest in Italy, with over 1.2 million inhabitants.
History & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Geography & sun
Nearby airports
Public attention
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Gallery
Official Identifiers
ISTAT — Italian National Institute of Statistics
- ISTAT code
- 017029
- Province
- Brescia (BS)
- Region
- Lombardia
- NUTS3 (2024)
- ITC47
- Codice catastale
- B157
- Province capital
- Yes
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Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • ISTAT — Italian national statistics (Elenco comuni italiani), via istat.it (official ISTAT code, province, region, NUTS3, codice catastale)
- • ISTAT — Italian National Institute of Statistics — Elenco comuni italiani (CC BY 3.0 IT)