Bosco Chiesanuova: 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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Bosco Chiesanuova, the Lessinia plateau above Verona
Bosco Chiesanuova is the best-known village of the Lessinia, the limestone plateau north of Verona, and it lies above a thousand metres in climate zone F. It is one of the villages of old Cimbrian tradition, the German-speaking people who settled these mountains in the Middle Ages, and much of its land falls within the Lessinia regional nature park. In winter there are the San Giorgio ski slopes, in summer pastures and mountain dairies; Verona is reached by driving down through the valleys.
Weekend and holiday visitors from Verona have left many second homes alongside residents' houses. In the centre there are blocks of flats and holiday apartments; in the scattered hamlets, stone houses, some needing restoration, with access that calls for care in winter. Overture Maps data record 31 bars and restaurants, 8.75 per 1,000 residents against 5.43 in the province, 4 supermarkets and 4 school sites.
The population is flat. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 3,541 residents in 2023, almost the same as in 2011 (0.1% fewer). The average age is 46.5, a little above the 45.6 of the province of Verona, and over-65s make up 24.1%. Foreign residents account for 7.1%.
The province of Verona is split between seismic zones 2 and 3 on the Civil Protection Department scale (the national emergency agency), and the Lessinia lies in the more exposed part: Bosco is in zone 2, like 54 others, with an expected acceleration of about 0.165 g. Besides the structure, in the mountains check that the roof can bear the weight of snow, and look at the insulation.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality. The limestone ground is marked by sinkholes and vaj, the narrow, deep valleys of the Lessinia: the report reads landslide and rock-fall hazard for the address.
Key points
- Lessinia plateau, old Cimbrian tradition, climate zone F.
- 31 bars and restaurants, above the provincial rate.
- 3,541 residents in 2023, almost as many as in 2011.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.165 g.
Overview
Bosco Chiesanuova is a municipality in the province of Verona, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 3,541 residents, ranked 60 of 98 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bosco Chiesanuova 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 0.165 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Bosco Chiesanuova, 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 47 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bosco Chiesanuova declared an average taxable income of 23,372 euros, below the provincial average (25,520 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Bosco Chiesanuova is in climate zone F, with 4,089 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,106 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bosco Chiesanuova has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.
The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 5.0% of the land in Bosco Chiesanuova, 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
Bosco Chiesanuova is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Veneto in 2025. 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 Bosco Chiesanuova; 3 have been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Bosco Chiesanuova: 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 Bosco Chiesanuova 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 73 inhabited census areas in Bosco Chiesanuova. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 78.3%
- good 21.7%
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 023011. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.