San Bonifacio: 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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San Bonifacio, on the road and rail line from Verona to Vicenza
On the corridor between Verona and Vicenza, San Bonifacio is the largest town in the eastern part of the province of Verona. It stands on the plain where the Alpone valley opens towards the Adige, with the Soave hills and their vineyards behind it. The A4 motorway passes through, with the Soave-San Bonifacio junction, as does the Milan to Venice railway, with a station served by regional trains.
The town serves a wide area: its hospital, secondary schools and shops are used by the surrounding villages too. Buyers find flats in the centre, districts of detached and terraced houses on the plain, and farmhouses in the countryside; in the hamlet of Villanova stands the Romanesque abbey of San Pietro. The climate zone is E, with cold, foggy winters.
The population is growing: 21,422 residents in 2023 according to Istat, the national statistics office, up 5.7% on 2011. It is young compared with the province, with an estimated average age of 43.7 against 45.6 and 20.9% of residents over 65. Foreign nationals make up 18.5%, a high share. Declared incomes are just below the average for the province of Verona.
In the province of Verona, 55 municipalities are in seismic zone 2. San Bonifacio is in zone 3, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.141 g, a middling value. For masonry houses in the centre and old farmhouses, ask what structural work has been done.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for San Bonifacio and the report finds the land parcel from the address. The Alpone runs through the town and can burst its banks after heavy rain, so if you are looking at a house in the low-lying areas near the stream, check the flood hazard for that address.
Key points
- A4 junction Soave-San Bonifacio and a station on the Milan to Venice line.
- Population up 5.7% since 2011, 18.5% foreign nationals.
- Seismic zone 3, expected ground acceleration about 0.141 g.
- Flooding along the Alpone checked address by address.
Overview
San Bonifacio is a municipality in the province of Verona, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 21,422 residents, among the most populous in the province (5 of 98).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Bonifacio 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 0.141 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 5.7%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (46). 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 18.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Bonifacio declared an average taxable income of 24,700 euros, in line with the province (25,520 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Bonifacio is in climate zone E, with 2,348 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 31 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Bonifacio has 16 schools and 6 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 18 grocery shops and supermarkets, 24 healthcare facilities, 17 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
There are 0.8 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).
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 26.5% of the land in San Bonifacio, compared with 13.4% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 22.4 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
San Bonifacio 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 San Bonifacio, and 19 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 San Bonifacio: 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 San Bonifacio 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 86 inhabited census areas in San Bonifacio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 1.5%
- fair 71.7%
- good 26.8%
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 023069. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.