San Giovanni Ilarione: 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 Giovanni Ilarione, vines and hills in the Val d'Alpone
San Giovanni Ilarione is the last stretch of Verona province before Vicenza. The town lies in the Val d'Alpone, in the eastern Lessini hills, with Durello and Soave vineyards on the slopes and woods higher up. The main village is on the valley floor, while hamlets (contrade) and scattered houses climb the hillsides.
Work is tied to the Chiampo valley and to firms between Arzignano and San Bonifacio, as well as to local wineries. Buyers will find detached houses with land, old farm courtyards in the hamlets needing renovation and some newer houses near the centre. The A4 motorway is reached at San Bonifacio, about twenty minutes down the valley.
Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 4,850 residents in 2023, down 5.1% since 2011. The average age is 44.9, slightly below the province, households have 2.55 people on average and foreign residents make up 7.8%. Declared incomes remain below the Verona average.
Something less well known: this part of the Lessini is more earthquake-prone than the plain. San Giovanni Ilarione is in seismic zone 2 under the Civil Protection Department classification, like 54 other municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.161 g. For stone houses in the hamlets or buildings from the 1960s and 1970s, get a structural opinion before buying.
The Alpone is a stream that has caused floods in the past on the lower, flatter stretch downstream. Higher up, slope and unstable ground on the hillsides matter more. The report checks landslide and flood maps at the address and uses the Revenue Agency cadastral maps to identify the plot.
Key points
- Val d'Alpone in the eastern Lessini, Durello and Soave country.
- 4,850 residents, down 5.1% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 2, higher than the Verona plain.
- Hillside hamlets: check slope and landslides.
Overview
San Giovanni Ilarione is a municipality in the province of Verona, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 4,850 residents, ranked 49 of 98 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Giovanni Ilarione 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 0.161 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in San Giovanni Ilarione, 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 fallen by 5.1%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Giovanni Ilarione declared an average taxable income of 21,703 euros, below the provincial average (25,520 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Giovanni Ilarione is in climate zone E, with 2,612 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 194 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Giovanni Ilarione has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 healthcare facility.
There are 0.2 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 9.8% of the land in San Giovanni Ilarione, 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
San Giovanni Ilarione 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 San Giovanni Ilarione; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Giovanni Ilarione: 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 Giovanni Ilarione 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 84 inhabited census areas in San Giovanni Ilarione. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 85.9%
- good 14.1%
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 023070. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.