Cologna Veneta: 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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Cologna Veneta, mandorlato nougat on the Guà plain
Across Italy, the name Cologna Veneta means mandorlato, the almond, honey and egg-white nougat made here for generations. The town lies at the far eastern edge of the province of Verona, where the Verona plain meets those of Vicenza and Padua, and the river Guà runs through it.
Verona is about forty kilometres away, and for many people daily life revolves more around nearby towns and the business areas of the plain, towards Lonigo or Legnago. A car is essential. Around the old centre there are districts of detached and terraced houses, and in the countryside farmhouses and old farm courtyards, some restored and others waiting for work.
In 2023 there were 8,436 residents, down 2.0% on the 8,607 of 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The estimated average age (45.1) and the share of over-65s (23.1%) are in line with the province. Foreign residents make up 12.7%, a high share, and households average 2.50 people, more than in many nearby towns. Declared incomes are below the Verona average.
In the province of Verona, 55 municipalities are in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification and 43 in zone 3, Cologna among them, with expected acceleration of about 0.102 g. For a masonry house in the centre or a farm courtyard, ask about the state of the roof and floors and any structural work.
With an embanked river running past the houses and a dense network of ditches and drains, water is the thing to check most carefully. The report looks at the official flood maps at the exact address and, with the cadastral maps published by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate), traces the plot.
Key points
- Home of mandorlato, on the border with Vicenza and Padua.
- Population down 2.0% since 2011, foreign residents at 12.7%.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.102 g.
- The Guà and farmland ditches: check flooding for each address.
Overview
Cologna Veneta is a municipality in the province of Verona, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 8,436 residents, ranked 29 of 98 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cologna Veneta 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 0.102 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 fallen by 2.0%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 12.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cologna Veneta declared an average taxable income of 23,663 euros, below the provincial average (25,520 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Cologna Veneta is in climate zone E, with 2,432 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 24 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cologna Veneta has 7 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities and 5 sports facilities.
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 12.5% of the land in Cologna Veneta, compared with 13.4% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.0 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Cologna Veneta 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 Cologna Veneta; 12 have been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cologna Veneta: 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 Cologna Veneta 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 70 inhabited census areas in Cologna Veneta. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.2%
- fair 64.1%
- good 35.7%
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 023027. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.