Castel d'Azzano: 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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Castel d'Azzano, Verona's southern fringe towards Villafranca
Just beyond the southern districts of Verona, Castel d'Azzano is one of the ring of towns that grew as the city spread south. The land is flat and shared between housing, small industrial estates and fields. Villafranca and Verona's Catullo airport lie to the west, the Quadrante Europa freight and logistics hub is a few minutes away, and for anyone working in Verona the distance is minimal.
Buyers here usually want a bigger home than they could find in the city while staying a few minutes from work: detached and terraced houses and newer blocks of flats, plus the odd converted farm courtyard. The roads into the city and the ring road get busy at rush hour, so try the journey at the times you will actually make it.
Istat, the national statistics office, counted 12,074 residents in 2023, up 2.9% on 2011. The estimated average age is 44.7, below the province (45.6); over-65s make up 21.7% and foreign residents 11.5%. A high share of the land is built on, even for a lowland town, and services per resident are few because so much is found in Verona.
The province of Verona is split between seismic zone 2 (55 municipalities) and zone 3 (43). Castel d'Azzano is in zone 3, but the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.145 g, not low for the plain. For a house from the 1970s or 1980s it is worth asking for the structural design and finding out what work has been done.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report finds the plot from the address. In a plain crossed by ditches and irrigation channels, the flood hazard is checked for the individual address.
Key points
- Borders Verona's southern districts, close to Villafranca.
- Population up 2.9% since 2011.
- Average age 44.7, against 45.6 in the province.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.145 g.
Overview
Castel d'Azzano is a municipality in the province of Verona, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 12,074 residents, ranked 18 of 98 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castel d'Azzano 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 0.145 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 resident population has grown by 2.9%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 11.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Castel d'Azzano declared an average taxable income of 25,213 euros, in line with the province (25,520 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Castel d'Azzano is in climate zone E, with 2,487 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 44 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Castel d'Azzano has 7 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 6 healthcare facilities, 9 sports facilities and 3 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 30.1% of the land in Castel d'Azzano, 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
Castel d'Azzano 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 Castel d'Azzano; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Castel d'Azzano: 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 Castel d'Azzano 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 54 inhabited census areas in Castel d'Azzano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.1%
- fair 34.2%
- good 65.7%
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 023021. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.