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Pressana: 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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Pressana, lowland Verona near Cologna Veneta

Pressana is a lowland municipality in the eastern part of the province of Verona, in the Cologna Veneta area, where the Verona countryside meets the provinces of Vicenza and Padua. The town hall is less than twenty metres above sea level, and the landscape is classic lowland Veneto: fields, rows of trees, drainage channels, farm courtyards and workshops along the main roads.

Daily life depends on the car. Verona, Legnago and Vicenza are the reference cities for work, along with local businesses, and no public transport stops are recorded in the municipality. What comes on the market is mostly detached and semi-detached houses with gardens, converted farm courtyards and some plots in newer developments. On a plain crossed by rivers and canals the first useful check is flooding: the report looks up the official flood hazard maps for the address.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,472 residents in 2023, down 3.6% since 2011. The average age (45.8) is almost exactly the provincial figure, and over-65s make up 23.7%. Foreign residents account for 10.8%. Declared incomes are below the Verona average.

Pressana is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, like 43 municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.093 g. On lowland soils foundations matter too: for an older house, check for cracks, rising damp and the state of the ground-floor walls. Climate zone E means cold, damp winters, so insulation makes a difference to running costs.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report identifies the land parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Eastern Verona lowlands, in the Cologna Veneta area.
  • Population down 3.6% since 2011, foreign residents 10.8%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.093 g.
  • Flat land with canals: check flood maps for the address.

Overview

Pressana is a municipality in the province of Verona, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 2,472 residents, ranked 78 of 98 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pressana 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 0.093 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 fallen by 3.6%. 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 10.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.6 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pressana declared an average taxable income of 21,146 euros, below the provincial average (25,520 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pressana is in climate zone E, with 2,459 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 19 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pressana 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 10.2% of the land in Pressana, 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

Pressana 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 Pressana; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pressana: 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 Pressana 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 33 inhabited census areas in Pressana. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 54 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 19.3%
  • fair 76.4%
  • good 4.3%

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

ISTAT code 023061. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.