Monteforte d'Alpone: 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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Monteforte d'Alpone, Soave vineyards and the Alpone torrent
Monteforte d'Alpone lies in the eastern part of the province of Verona, where the valley of the Alpone torrent opens onto the plain between Soave and San Bonifacio. The surrounding hills are covered in vineyards: this is the Soave Classico wine area, and wine provides work for many local farms and cellars.
The A4 motorway and the Verona-Venice railway pass just to the south, at San Bonifacio, and Verona is about thirty kilometres away. That makes it a convenient base for families working around Verona or towards Vicenza, with prices lower than in the city. There are houses in the centre, detached homes in the newer areas and, on the hills, rural houses among the vines.
Monteforte is growing and young. At the end of 2023 there were 8,940 residents, up 6.3% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The estimated average age is 43.1 against 45.6 for the province of Verona, and 20.1% of residents are over 65, compared with 23.2%. Foreign residents make up 14.9%, a high share for the province. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
The Alpone runs through the town between high embankments, and in the areas near the torrent high water is a real concern. Before buying, read the official flood maps for the address, as the report does, and ask whether the house has ever taken in water; for ground-floor flats and basement rooms the question matters even more.
The town is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, like 55 of the 98 municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.144 g. For a stone house on the hills or a 1970s block of flats, it is worth having the structure checked. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report works back from the address to the plot.
Key points
- Eastern Verona province, between Soave and San Bonifacio.
- Population up 6.3%; foreign residents 14.9%.
- Alpone torrent: check flood risk for each address.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.144 g.
Overview
Monteforte d'Alpone is a municipality in the province of Verona, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 8,940 residents, ranked 25 of 98 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Monteforte d'Alpone 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 0.144 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Monteforte d'Alpone, 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 6.3%. The estimated average age is 43 years, lower than the province average (46). 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 14.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.6 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Monteforte d'Alpone declared an average taxable income of 22,699 euros, below the provincial average (25,520 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Monteforte d'Alpone is in climate zone E, with 2,359 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 38 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Monteforte d'Alpone has 6 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities, 3 sports facilities and 1 green area.
There are 0.4 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 15.0% of the land in Monteforte d'Alpone, compared with 13.4% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.5 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Monteforte d'Alpone 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 Monteforte d'Alpone; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Monteforte d'Alpone: 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 Monteforte d'Alpone 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 40 inhabited census areas in Monteforte d'Alpone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 1.8%
- fair 91.1%
- good 7.1%
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 023050. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.