Marano di Valpolicella: 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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Marano di Valpolicella, vineyards in the hills above Verona
Among the hills of the classic Valpolicella area north of Verona, Marano fills one of the valleys that climb towards the Lessini mountains. The landscape is terraced vineyards, stone hamlets and country villas, and the economy revolves around wine: Amarone and Valpolicella are among the best-known Italian labels. Verona is a drive of about twenty minutes or a little more, depending on where you start.
For buyers, the choice is between the scattered hamlets on the hillside, often with views and houses in need of restoration, and the main village with more recent homes. Roads are narrow and steep, and winter access is worth thinking about. Farmland around a house can carry value linked to the vineyards, so clarify what is included at the preliminary contract stage.
The population is stable: 3,106 residents in 2023, a change of +0.7% since 2011. The average age is 46.5, close to the province (45.6); over-65s are 24.2% and foreign residents 3.4%. Declared incomes are in line with the provincial average.
Marano is in seismic zone 2, like 54 other municipalities in the province of Verona, mostly in the hills and mountains, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is 0.165 g. With a stone house in a hamlet, find out whether the roof and walls were strengthened during renovation.
The report uses the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps to find the plot, measures slope and elevation at the address, and checks the official landslide and flood maps.
Key points
- Classic Valpolicella, a valley rising towards the Lessini
- 3,106 residents, stable since 2011 (+0.7%)
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.165 g
- Stone hamlets: check farmland and access
Overview
Marano di Valpolicella is a municipality in the province of Verona, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 3,106 residents, ranked 64 of 98 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Marano di Valpolicella 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 Marano di Valpolicella, 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 3.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Marano di Valpolicella declared an average taxable income of 25,043 euros, in line with the province (25,520 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Marano di Valpolicella is in climate zone E, with 2,865 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 350 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Marano di Valpolicella has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility and 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 9.0% of the land in Marano di Valpolicella, 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
Marano di Valpolicella 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 Marano di Valpolicella; 5 have been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Marano di Valpolicella: 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 Marano di Valpolicella 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 34 inhabited census areas in Marano di Valpolicella. 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 023046. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.