Albaredo d'Adige: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Verona, Veneto. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Albaredo d'Adige, farmland and embankments south-east of Verona
Here the Adige is a river you hardly see but always feel: it flows between tall, broad embankments, and the town lives behind them. Albaredo lies in the plain south-east of Verona, about thirty kilometres from the city, amid fields, orchards, farm courtyards and small scattered hamlets. The town hall stands at around 25 metres, in climate zone E, which means fog in winter and humid heat in summer.
People who work elsewhere usually commute to Verona, San Bonifacio or Legnago, and a car is close to essential. Most homes for sale are detached: houses and semi-detached pairs built in recent decades, older houses in the village, and farm buildings and courtyards in the countryside that need restoring. In the countryside in particular, check how far the property is from livestock farms, what access is like in winter and the state of the drainage, which is often not connected to the mains sewer.
In 2023 there were 5,254 residents, up 0.4% on 2011. The average age is 45.0, against 45.6 for the province of Verona, and over-65s make up 22.6%. Households average 2.56 people and foreign residents account for 13.3%. Average declared incomes are below the provincial average. The data show 5 school-related services and 4 supermarkets.
The province of Verona is split between two seismic zones of the national classification set by the Civil Protection Department: 55 municipalities are in zone 2 and 43 in zone 3. Albaredo is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.113 g. The sandy, silty soils laid down by the river can amplify shaking, so in a masonry house, especially one extended over time, have the wall connections and any cracks checked.
Water remains the most serious issue. Near the Adige and along the drainage canals, the report reads the official flood maps for the address, a check worth doing before a viewing. Cadastral maps from the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) are published.
Key points
- Lowland town behind the Adige embankments, south-east of Verona.
- Households of 2.56 people, foreign residents at 13.3%.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.113 g.
- Flood zones near the Adige to be checked for the plot.
Overview
Albaredo d'Adige is a municipality in the province of Verona, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 5,254 residents, ranked 43 of 98 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Albaredo d'Adige is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 43 of 98 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.113 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.
Population
Compared with the 2011 census, the number of residents is nearly unchanged. 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 13.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.6 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Albaredo d'Adige declared an average taxable income of 21,311 euros, below the provincial average (25,520 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Albaredo d'Adige is in climate zone E, with 2,432 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 24 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Albaredo d'Adige has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 5 sports facilities.
There are 0.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).
Public transport
We do not yet have open public transport timetables for this municipality: the report says so explicitly, without inventing distances.
How built-up it is
Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 12.2% of the land in Albaredo d'Adige, compared with 13.4% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.2 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Albaredo d'Adige is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Veneto in 2025. 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 Albaredo d'Adige; 4 have been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Albaredo d'Adige: 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 Albaredo d'Adige 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 47 inhabited census areas in Albaredo d'Adige. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 87.0%
- good 13.0%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Veneto, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2025.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 023002. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.