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Bussolengo: 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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Bussolengo, between Verona and Lake Garda

A little over ten kilometres west of Verona, on the road to Lake Garda, Bussolengo is a sizeable town on the Verona plain. Behind it rise the moraine hills left by the Garda glacier, and to the east lies the Adige valley. In recent decades it has grown in two ways: as a place to live for people working in Verona, and as a retail hub, with shopping centres, garden centres and warehouses along the main roads. It is also home to Parco Natura Viva, one of Italy's best-known wildlife parks.

The historic centre is small; most homes are flats, detached houses and terraces built from the 1970s onwards. There is no railway station, so people get about by car or on regional buses, and in summer the traffic heading for the lake is noticeable. Anyone buying near the busy shopping roads should expect noise and traffic; the side streets and the areas towards the countryside are quieter.

The town is growing and younger than average. Istat, the national statistics office, records 20,867 residents in 2023, up 7.1% since 2011, with over-65s at 20.7% against 23.2% for the province and an average age of 44.6. Foreign nationals make up 12.7%. There are 26 sports facilities, well above the provincial rate per resident, while schools are thinner on the ground: 0.58 per 1,000 residents against 0.84.

The Verona area has had strong earthquakes in the past. Bussolengo is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, like 54 other municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.161 g. For houses built before the 2008 building standards, ask for the structural calculations filed at the time; in apartment blocks, look at the columns and slabs in the underground garages.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here. Flood hazard, and landslide hazard on the first low hills, are checked for the exact address in the report.

Key points

  • Between Verona and Garda, a retail hub and commuter town.
  • 20,867 residents, up 7.1% since 2011.
  • Over-65s at 20.7%, below the provincial average.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected ground acceleration about 0.161 g.

Overview

Bussolengo is a municipality in the province of Verona, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 20,867 residents, among the most populous in the province (6 of 98).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bussolengo 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 0.161 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Bussolengo, 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 grown by 7.1%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 12.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bussolengo declared an average taxable income of 24,758 euros, in line with the province (25,520 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bussolengo is in climate zone E, with 2,400 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 127 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bussolengo has 12 schools and 5 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 14 grocery shops and supermarkets, 10 healthcare facilities, 26 sports facilities and 5 parks and green areas.

There are 0.6 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.8).

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 27.8% of the land in Bussolengo, compared with 13.4% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 5.5 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Bussolengo 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 Bussolengo; 7 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Bussolengo: 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 Bussolengo 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 86 inhabited census areas in Bussolengo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 5.7%
  • fair 50.4%
  • good 44.0%

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 023015. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.