Ferrara di Monte Baldo: 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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Ferrara di Monte Baldo, on the Baldo ridge above the Adige valley
Ferrara di Monte Baldo lies on the eastern flank of Monte Baldo, the long ridge between Lake Garda and the Adige valley. The village is over eight hundred metres up, among meadows, woods and pastures, and its territory includes the sanctuary of the Madonna della Corona, built against the rock face above the valley. Walkers and pilgrims come in summer and at weekends; the rest of the year the place is very quiet.
For shopping, schools and doctors people drive down towards Caprino Veronese or the Adige valley, and Verona is the reference point for work. Mountain roads stretch journey times, especially in winter. Climate zone F means cold seasons and heating on for many months, so anyone buying here, even as a second home, should check insulation, the roof and the heating system before thinking about finishes.
The municipality is tiny but has grown. In 2023 Istat, Italy's national statistics office, counted 271 residents, 50 more than the 221 of 2011, a rise of 22.6%. With numbers this small a handful of families moves the percentage. The estimated average age is 55.0, against 45.6 in the province of Verona; over-65s make up 30.6% and foreign residents 15.1%.
Monte Baldo is an earthquake area. The municipality is in seismic zone 2 of the scale set by the Civil Protection Department, like 55 of the 98 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.163 g. For a stone building, ask whether it has been strengthened and how walls and floors are tied together. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here, so the report can trace the address back to the land parcel.
Key points
- Mountain village on Monte Baldo, above the Adige valley.
- 271 residents in 2023, up 22.6% since 2011.
- Average age 55.0; over-65s make up 30.6%.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.163 g.
Overview
Ferrara di Monte Baldo is a municipality in the province of Verona, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 271 residents, among the smallest in the province (98 of 98).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ferrara di Monte Baldo 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 0.163 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Ferrara di Monte Baldo, 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 22.6%. The estimated average age is 55 years, higher than the province average (46). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 15.1% of the population. On average, a household has 1.5 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ferrara di Monte Baldo declared an average taxable income of 24,159 euros, below the provincial average (25,520 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Ferrara di Monte Baldo is in climate zone F, with 3,684 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 856 metres above sea level.
Services
In the Overture Maps data, Ferrara di Monte Baldo has 1 sports facility and 3 parks and green areas.
The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 2.3% of the land in Ferrara di Monte Baldo, 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
Ferrara di Monte Baldo 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 Ferrara di Monte Baldo.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Ferrara di Monte Baldo: 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 Ferrara di Monte Baldo 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 12 inhabited census areas in Ferrara di Monte Baldo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 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
- 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 023034. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.