Isola della Scala: 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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Isola della Scala, rice country south of Verona
Rice is what Isola della Scala is known for. The town lies in the Bassa veronese, the low plain some twenty kilometres south of Verona, among irrigated fields and paddies where Vialone Nano Veronese rice is grown. Every year the Fiera del Riso, a rice festival, brings visitors from all over northern Italy. The river Tartaro runs through the main town, which is surrounded by several farming hamlets.
For anyone working in Verona, the railway matters: Isola della Scala has a station on the Verona to Bologna line, and the train into the city is quick. The market offers village houses, detached and semi-detached homes, and in the countryside rural courtyards and old barns, some converted into homes. With a rural courtyard property, check access, rights of way and utility connections carefully, as they are often shared between several owners.
Istat, the national statistics office, counted 11,720 residents in 2023, up 2.3% since 2011. The estimated average age is 45.4, in line with the provincial 45.6, and over-65s make up 23.4%. Foreign residents account for 14.4%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average. Healthcare facilities are thin on the ground, 0.34 per 1,000 residents against 0.69 in the province, so for hospitals and specialists people look to Verona and nearby towns.
The province of Verona has 55 municipalities in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, mostly towards Lake Garda and the Lessinia hills. Isola della Scala is one of the 43 in zone 3, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.114 g. In older brick or stone farmhouses, ask whether roofs and floors have been rebuilt.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report finds the plot from the address. On a low plain full of canals and ditches and crossed by the Tartaro, flood hazard changes from one farm to the next, and the report checks it for the individual house.
Key points
- Rice paddies and the annual rice festival, south of Verona.
- Station on the Verona to Bologna railway.
- Foreign residents 14.4%; population up 2.3%.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.114 g.
Overview
Isola della Scala is a municipality in the province of Verona, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 11,720 residents, ranked 20 of 98 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Isola della Scala 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 0.114 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 2.3%. 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 14.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Isola della Scala declared an average taxable income of 22,355 euros, below the provincial average (25,520 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Isola della Scala is in climate zone E, with 2,348 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 31 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Isola della Scala has 10 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities, 8 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.
There are 0.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).
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 10.6% of the land in Isola della Scala, 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
Isola della Scala 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Isola della Scala, and 15 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 Isola della Scala: 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 Isola della Scala 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 90 inhabited census areas in Isola della Scala. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.4%
- fair 37.2%
- good 48.2%
- very good 14.3%
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 023040. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.