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Erbezzo: 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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For example: Via Roma 1, Erbezzo.

Erbezzo, hamlets and pastures in the Lessinia

North of Verona lies the Lessinia plateau, a mountain area of pasture, summer dairy farms and beech woods, and Erbezzo is one of its municipalities. The village lies above 1,100 metres and its territory is divided into contrade, the small clusters of stone houses typical of the area, many roofed with slabs of local stone. The summer farms supply milk for Monte Veronese, the Lessinia cheese.

Unlike many mountain villages, Erbezzo is growing. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 837 residents at the end of 2023, up 9.1% on the 767 of 2011. The average age of 45.6 matches the province (45.6) and foreign residents make up 10.9%. Newcomers often work in Verona or the valleys below and accept the uphill drive in return for space.

Buying in the Lessinia means dealing with long winters (climate zone F), snow and mountain roads. Contrada houses are attractive but often need full renovation, and their heavy roofs should be checked.

Erbezzo is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, like 54 other municipalities in the province of Verona, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.165 g. Before renovating a stone house, get a structural survey: work on the walls is also the right moment to improve how the building copes with earthquakes.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastre is available and the report links the address to its land parcel. The plateau is karstic and cut by steep ravines (vaj), so slope and landslide hazard are read on the official maps for the individual plot.

Key points

  • Lessinia plateau, stone hamlets above 1,100 metres.
  • Population up 9.1% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.165 g.
  • Contrada houses: check roofs and stone walls.

Overview

Erbezzo is a municipality in the province of Verona, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 837 residents, among the smallest in the province (95 of 98).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Erbezzo 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 Erbezzo, 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 9.1%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 10.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Erbezzo declared an average taxable income of 20,292 euros, below the provincial average (25,520 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Erbezzo is in climate zone F, with 4,109 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,118 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Erbezzo has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 3 parks and green areas.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 4.2% of the land in Erbezzo, 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

Erbezzo 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 no contaminated sites in Erbezzo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Erbezzo: 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 Erbezzo 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 32 inhabited census areas in Erbezzo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 023033. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.