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Badia Calavena: 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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Badia Calavena, the Val d'Illasi in eastern Lessinia

Driving up the Val d'Illasi, one of the valleys that lead from the Verona plain into the Lessinia mountains, you reach Badia Calavena, a village whose name recalls the old abbey (badia) it grew up around. The centre is at around 450 metres, and the land rises through hamlets of stone houses, meadows and woods towards the plateau.

For buyers the choice is between houses in the village, handier for schools and shops, and those in the outlying hamlets, often needing renovation, with more space and narrower roads. Verona and the towns lower down the valley, where many companies are based, are reached by car. The climate is zone F, the coldest, so insulation, windows and heating weigh on running costs and should be checked before buying.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,644 residents (2023), an almost stable population, down 0.6% since 2011. The average age is 44.6, slightly below the 45.6 of the province of Verona, over-65s make up 23.1% and foreign residents 5.9%.

Earthquakes in Lessinia should not be overlooked. Badia Calavena is in seismic zone 2, like 54 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.164 g. For a stone house in a hamlet, ask whether the roof and floors have been strengthened and under which permits.

On the slopes the report measures the elevation and gradient of the plot and checks the official landslide maps, and along the valley stream it checks the flood maps. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastre is published and links the address to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Val d'Illasi, in eastern Lessinia
  • Climate zone F: insulation and heating are key
  • 2,644 residents, an almost stable population since 2011
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.164 g

Overview

Badia Calavena is a municipality in the province of Verona, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 2,644 residents, ranked 71 of 98 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Badia Calavena is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (55 of 98) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.164 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Badia Calavena, 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 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 5.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Badia Calavena declared an average taxable income of 21,978 euros, below the provincial average (25,520 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Badia Calavena is in climate zone F, with 3,059 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 470 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Badia Calavena has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility and 1 green area.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 per 1,000 residents.

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 7.1% of the land in Badia Calavena, compared with 13.4% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Badia Calavena 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 Badia Calavena; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Badia Calavena: 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 Badia Calavena 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 43 inhabited census areas in Badia Calavena. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 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 023005. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.