Nogarole Rocca: 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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Nogarole Rocca, logistics and farmland south-west of Verona
Nogarole Rocca's population has grown fast. The village lies on the plain south-west of the city, towards the Mantua area, among irrigated fields and farmsteads, and has its own junction on the A22 Brenner motorway; large logistics sites have grown up nearby.
The figures show it. In 2023 there were 3,872 residents, up 12.1% from 3,455 in 2011, or 417 more people. It is a young municipality: an average age of 42.3 against 45.6 for the province, over-65s at 17.8% against 23.2%, and households averaging 2.62 people. Foreign residents make up 24.7%. Average declared incomes are below the provincial average.
For buyers, the village offers detached houses, villas and recent small blocks, alongside old rural courtyards in the hamlets. Near the logistics areas, lorry traffic and noise matter and are worth checking in person at different times of day. The report measures the distance from the address to schools, shops and services, and shows how built-up the surroundings are.
On earthquakes the province is split: 55 municipalities are in seismic zone 2 and 43 in zone 3, including Nogarole Rocca (zone 3). The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.123 g. For a recent building, build quality and energy rating matter; for a renovated courtyard house, the structural work done.
The plain is crossed by canals and ditches and the water table can be high, so for cellars and basements ask whether there has been any water ingress. The report reads the flood maps for the address and, using the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, finds the plot.
Key points
- Plain south-west of Verona, with an A22 junction and logistics hubs.
- Residents up 12.1% since 2011.
- Foreign residents at 24.7%, average age 42.3.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration of about 0.123 g.
Overview
Nogarole Rocca is a municipality in the province of Verona, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 3,872 residents, ranked 56 of 98 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Nogarole Rocca 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 0.123 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 12.1%. The estimated average age is 42 years, lower than the province average (46). 18% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 24.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.6 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Nogarole Rocca declared an average taxable income of 21,333 euros, below the provincial average (25,520 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Nogarole Rocca is in climate zone E, with 2,358 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 37 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Nogarole Rocca has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 3 sports facilities and 1 green area.
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 16.5% of the land in Nogarole Rocca, compared with 13.4% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 8.1 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Nogarole Rocca 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Nogarole Rocca, and 11 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 Nogarole Rocca: 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 Nogarole Rocca 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 27 inhabited census areas in Nogarole Rocca. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.4%
- fair 69.0%
- good 30.6%
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 023054. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.