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Pescantina: 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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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Via Are 1, Pescantina.

Pescantina, on the Adige at the foot of the Valpolicella

Before reaching Verona, the river Adige flows past Pescantina, a commuter town spreading between the river and the first hills of the Valpolicella wine district. The old village grew along the bank, and in recent decades housing estates and hamlets such as Balconi and Settimo have been added around it, now running into the main village. Verona is close, and many residents travel there for work every day.

People choosing Pescantina are often after a bigger house at lower prices than the city, with vineyard-covered hills on the doorstep. The housing is recent: detached houses, terraces and low-rise blocks of flats, alongside a few restored farm courtyards. There is no railway station in the municipality and nearly all journeys are by car, on roads that fill up at rush hour.

The population has grown. In 2023 there were 17,538 residents, 7.4% more than in 2011, an increase of 1,212. It is a young town: estimated average age 43.6 against 45.6 for the province of Verona, over-65s at 18.7% against 23.2%. Foreign residents account for 5.9%. Declared incomes are in line with the provincial average.

Pescantina is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection Department's classification, like 54 other municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.163 g, a middling value. In recent buildings the design year already tells you a lot; in an old farm courtyard to restore, however, the structural side can weigh heavily on the cost of the works.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published, and the report locates the plot from the address. For homes near the Adige flood hazard is what counts, while towards the hills slopes and embankments matter: conditions that change from one street to the next and are checked for the exact address.

Key points

  • On the Adige between Verona and the Valpolicella hills.
  • Population up 7.4% since 2011; average age 43.6.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.163 g.
  • Homes near the Adige: flood hazard checked by address.

Overview

Pescantina is a municipality in the province of Verona, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 17,538 residents, among the most populous in the province (8 of 98).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pescantina 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 Pescantina, 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 7.4%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (46). 19% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pescantina declared an average taxable income of 25,848 euros, in line with the province (25,520 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pescantina is in climate zone E, with 2,324 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 80 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pescantina has 13 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 7 grocery shops and supermarkets, 10 healthcare facilities, 12 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.2 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.3).

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 28.6% of the land in Pescantina, compared with 13.4% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.8 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Pescantina 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 Pescantina, and 4 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 Pescantina: 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 Pescantina 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 92 inhabited census areas in Pescantina. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 18.1%
  • fair 76.4%
  • good 5.5%

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

ISTAT code 023058. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.