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Cerea: 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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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Via Barbugine 1, Cerea.

Cerea, in the Verona lowlands along the Menago

Cerea is one of the main towns of the Bassa Veronese, the lowland plain south-east of Verona, between Legnago and Bovolone. The river Menago runs through it, and it is surrounded by fields, ditches and small industrial estates. The area has a long tradition of furniture making, which still keeps many small firms busy.

Buyers in Cerea find prices lower than in Verona or around Lake Garda, and a choice made up mostly of detached houses, small villas and low-rise blocks, often with a garden. Work is largely local, since Verona is some forty kilometres away. Average declared incomes are below the provincial average. Supermarkets, sports facilities and green spaces are above the average per resident, while cafés and restaurants (74) are below it.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 16,897 residents in 2023, up 4.0% since 2011. The average age (46.0) and the share of over-65s (23.8%) are close to the provincial figures; foreign nationals are 9.4% of residents and households have 2.40 people on average.

The province of Verona straddles two seismic zones on the Civil Protection Department's scale: 55 municipalities are in zone 2 and 43 in zone 3. Cerea is in zone 3, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.089 g. In the lowlands, water is what to watch: often clay soils, a shallow water table, drainage canals and the Menago. The report checks flood-prone areas for the address and finds the land parcel on the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps. For houses on clay ground, also look for cracks in the walls and signs of subsidence, especially after dry summers.

Key points

  • Verona lowlands, between Legnago and Bovolone, on the Menago.
  • Furniture-making tradition and prices below Verona.
  • 16,897 residents, up 4.0% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3; clay soils and a shallow water table.

Overview

Cerea is a municipality in the province of Verona, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 16,897 residents, among the most populous in the province (9 of 98).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cerea 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 0.089 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 4.0%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 9.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cerea declared an average taxable income of 22,827 euros, below the provincial average (25,520 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cerea is in climate zone E, with 2,327 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 18 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cerea has 14 schools and 5 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 12 grocery shops and supermarkets, 8 healthcare facilities, 17 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.

There are 0.7 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).

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 14.2% of the land in Cerea, compared with 13.4% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 3.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Cerea 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 3 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Cerea, and 14 more have been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cerea: 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 Cerea 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 113 inhabited census areas in Cerea. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.2%
  • fair 54.1%
  • good 44.7%

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

ISTAT code 023025. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.