San Martino Buon Albergo: 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 Martino Buon Albergo, Verona's eastern gateway
Leaving Verona towards Vicenza on the old main road, you enter San Martino Buon Albergo almost without noticing. The municipality borders the city to the east and has grown a great deal in recent years. The flat part holds housing estates, shopping centres and business parks linked to Verona's logistics trade, while to the north the land climbs into the first hills, with the village of Marcellise and its valley.
Buyers usually come for proximity to Verona, and find flats in recent blocks, terraced houses and some older homes in the historic hamlets. Near the main roads and retail areas traffic is heavy, especially at rush hour; in the hills life is quieter, but you need the car for everything.
Growth shows in the numbers. In 2023 there were 16,411 residents, up 14.9% on 2011, or 2,128 more people. It is young for the Veneto: estimated average age 43.7 against 45.6 for the province, over-65s at 20.5% against 23.2%. Foreign residents make up 13.6%, more than the provincial average, and households average 2.38 people.
The area around Verona has a significant earthquake history: the 1117 earthquake is remembered as one of the strongest ever recorded in northern Italy. In the national classification by the Civil Protection department, San Martino is in seismic zone 2, like 54 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.154 g. Even for a recent flat it is worth asking for the structural design; for older houses, ask what work has been done on walls and floors.
On the plain, spring-fed streams and ditches cross the land and flood hazard changes from street to street; on the Marcellise hills, gradient and landslides matter. The report checks all this for the address and finds the plot on the land registry maps published by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate).
Key points
- Borders Verona to the east, between plain and the Marcellise hills.
- 2,128 more residents since 2011, up 14.9%.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.154 g.
- Average age 43.7, younger than the province.
Overview
San Martino Buon Albergo is a municipality in the province of Verona, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 16,411 residents, ranked 11 of 98 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Martino Buon Albergo 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 0.154 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in San Martino Buon Albergo, 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 14.9%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (46). 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 13.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Martino Buon Albergo declared an average taxable income of 25,590 euros, in line with the province (25,520 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Martino Buon Albergo is in climate zone E, with 2,371 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 45 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Martino Buon Albergo has 11 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 11 grocery shops and supermarkets, 17 healthcare facilities and 20 sports facilities.
There are 1.0 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more 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 21.7% of the land in San Martino Buon Albergo, compared with 13.4% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 5.5 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
San Martino Buon Albergo 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 San Martino Buon Albergo, and 13 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 Martino Buon Albergo: 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 Martino Buon Albergo 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 82 inhabited census areas in San Martino Buon Albergo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 1.3%
- fair 64.2%
- good 34.5%
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
- 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 023073. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.