Cerro Veronese: 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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Cerro Veronese, on the Lessinia plateau above Verona
At over 700 metres on the Lessinia plateau, Cerro Veronese is one of the mountain villages closest to Verona. The road climbs from the city in under an hour to meadows, woods and hamlets of stone houses, in a part of the plateau once settled by communities of Cimbrian (Germanic) origin.
For years the village has drawn two kinds of buyer: people from Verona looking for a weekend or summer home, and families who choose to live here all year and drive down to the city for work. The data reflect this. Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,669 residents (2023), up 9.7% since 2011, with an average age of 44.0 against 45.6 in the province and over-65s at 19.5%. Foreign residents make up 8.8%.
Buyers need to think about the climate. Cerro is in climate zone F, the coldest, with long winters and snow, so insulation, windows and the heating system make a big difference to running costs. For a house in an outlying hamlet, check winter access too.
Earthquakes should be kept in mind. The municipality is in seismic zone 2, like 54 other municipalities in the province of Verona, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.165 g. For a stone house, ask whether the roof and floors have been strengthened.
On the slopes the report measures the elevation and gradient of the plot and checks the official landslide maps. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastre is published and links the address to its land parcel.
Key points
- Lessinia plateau, close to Verona
- 2,669 residents, up 9.7% since 2011
- Climate zone F: long winters, insulation is key
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.165 g
Overview
Cerro Veronese is a municipality in the province of Verona, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 2,669 residents, ranked 70 of 98 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cerro Veronese 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 Cerro Veronese, 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 9.7%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (46). 19% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cerro Veronese declared an average taxable income of 23,167 euros, below the provincial average (25,520 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Cerro Veronese is in climate zone F, with 3,480 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 730 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cerro Veronese has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.
The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 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 12.1% of the land in Cerro Veronese, 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
Cerro Veronese 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 low. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.
Official databases list one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Cerro Veronese, and 4 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 Cerro Veronese: 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 Cerro Veronese 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 21 inhabited census areas in Cerro Veronese. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 39.5%
- good 60.5%
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 023026. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.