Province of Brescia | |
|---|---|
 Broletto Palace, the provincial seat | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Map highlighting the location of the province of Brescia in Italy | |
| Coordinates: 45°38′N 10°18′E / 45.633°N 10.300°E | |
| Country |  Italy |
| Region | Lombardy |
| Established | 23 October 1859 |
| Capital(s) | Brescia |
| Comuni | 205 |
| Government | |
| • President | Emanuele Moraschini |
| Area | |
| • Total | 4,785.62 km2 (1,847.74 sq mi) |
| Population (2019)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,265,964 |
| • Density | 260/km2 (690/sq mi) |
| GDP | |
| • Total | €39.322 billion (2015) |
| • Per capita | €36,900 (2021) |
| Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 25121-25136, 25010-25089 |
| Telephone prefixes | 030, 0364, 0365, 035 |
| ISO 3166 code | IT-BS |
| Vehicle registration | BS |
| ISTAT | 017 |
| Website | www |
The province of Brescia (Italian: provincia di Brescia; Brescian: pruìnsa de Brèsa) is a province in the Lombardy region of Italy. It has a population of some 1,265,964 (as of January 2019) and its capital is the city of Brescia.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 858,243 | — |
| 1961 | 882,949 | +2.9% |
| 1971 | 957,686 | +8.5% |
| 1981 | 1,017,093 | +6.2% |
| 1991 | 1,044,544 | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 1,108,776 | +6.1% |
| 2011 | 1,238,044 | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 1,253,157 | +1.2% |
| Source: ISTAT | ||
With an area of 4,785 km2, it is the biggest province of Lombardy. It is also the second province of the region for the number of inhabitants and fifth in Italy (first, excluding metropolitan cities).
It borders the province of Sondrio to the north and north west, the province of Bergamo to the west, the province of Cremona to the south west and south, the province of Mantua to the south. On its northeastern border, Lake Garda – Italy's largest – is divided between Brescia and the neighboring provinces of Verona (Veneto region) and Trentino (Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol region).
The province stretches between Lake Iseo in the west, Lake Garda in the east, the Southern Rhaetian Alps in the north and the Lombardian plains in the south. The main rivers of the province are the Oglio, the Mella and the Chiese.
Besides Brescia, other important towns in the province are Travagliato, Darfo Boario Terme, Desenzano del Garda, Palazzolo sull'Oglio, Montichiari, Ghedi, Chiari, Rovato, Gussago, Rezzato, Concesio, Orzinuovi, Salò, Gardone Val Trompia and Lumezzane.