Brenzone sul Garda: 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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Brenzone sul Garda, lakeside hamlets below Monte Baldo
Brenzone sul Garda has no single centre: it is a string of hamlets along the Verona shore of the lake, between the water and the steep slopes of Monte Baldo, with names such as Castelletto, Magugnano and Assenza. The eastern Gardesana road links them all, and above the shore olive groves and small upland villages climb the mountainside.
Tourism plays a large part in the local economy and the housing market. Many homes are used as second homes or let in summer, and in winter a lot of hotels and restaurants close. If you are looking for somewhere to live all year, bear in mind that larger services and jobs are often elsewhere, towards Garda, Bardolino or Verona, and that the lakeside road gets busy in summer. Houses on the shore and those on the slopes are two different markets, not least for access and parking.
According to Istat, the national statistics institute, there were 2,433 residents in 2023, down 2.5% on 2011. The average age is 48.4, above the 45.6 of the province of Verona, and over-65s make up 27.6%. Foreign residents are 11.7%, high for a place this size. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
Monte Baldo is an earthquake area: Brenzone is in seismic zone 2, like 54 other municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of 0.160 g. For a flat in a building from the 1960s or 1970s, ask the building management whether the structure has been assessed.
Between lake and mountain, conditions change from one street to the next: the report measures elevation and gradient at the address, checks the official hazard maps and finds the land parcel with the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps.
Key points
- Hamlets along the Verona shore of Lake Garda, below Monte Baldo.
- Market shaped by tourism and second homes.
- Population down 2.5% since 2011; foreign residents 11.7%.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.160 g.
Overview
Brenzone sul Garda is a municipality in the province of Verona, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 2,433 residents, ranked 80 of 98 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Brenzone sul Garda 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 0.160 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Brenzone sul Garda, 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 resident population has fallen by 2.5%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (46). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 11.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Brenzone sul Garda declared an average taxable income of 20,957 euros, below the provincial average (25,520 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Brenzone sul Garda is in climate zone D, with 2,099 heating degree days: heating may be switched on from 1 November to 15 April, for up to 12 hours a day. The same table puts the town hall at 69 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Brenzone sul Garda has 6 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 12 sports facilities and 1 green area.
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 2.4% of the land in Brenzone sul Garda, 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
Brenzone sul Garda 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 Brenzone sul Garda; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Brenzone sul Garda: 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 Brenzone sul Garda 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 31 inhabited census areas in Brenzone sul Garda. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 5.5%
- fair 94.3%
- good 0.2%
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 023014. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.