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San Zeno di Montagna: 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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For example: Contrada Ca' Schena 1, San Zeno di Montagna.

San Zeno di Montagna, on Monte Baldo above Lake Garda

On the Monte Baldo plateau overlooking Lake Garda, San Zeno di Montagna looks down on the Veronese shore of the lake. The village lies at around six hundred metres, with hamlets scattered among meadows, chestnut woods and scenic roads winding down to the water. The chestnut groves produce a well-known product, the Marrone di San Zeno, protected with a PDO designation.

It has been a holiday spot for generations: in summer people come up for cooler air than by the lake. Buyers find detached houses with gardens, stone houses in the hamlets and flats in holiday complexes. For work and services, people drive down to the lake or to Verona.

The village is growing: there are 1,470 residents, up 7.5% on 2011. The average age is 47.5 (45.6 for the province) and over-65s make up 25.5%. Foreign nationals make up 13.0% of residents.

San Zeno is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection scale, like 55 municipalities in the province of Verona; the expected ground acceleration here is 0.163 g. For a masonry house, ask for the year of construction and any structural work, and check the roof, which may carry snow in winter.

The slopes down to the lake are steep. The report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the address and gives the cadastral details of the land parcel.

Key points

  • Monte Baldo plateau above the Veronese shore of Lake Garda.
  • 1,470 residents, up 7.5% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.163 g.
  • Foreign nationals at 13.0%, average age 47.5.

Overview

San Zeno di Montagna is a municipality in the province of Verona, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 1,470 residents, among the smallest in the province (89 of 98).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Zeno di Montagna 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 San Zeno di Montagna, 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 7.5%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (46). 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 13.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Zeno di Montagna declared an average taxable income of 24,191 euros, below the provincial average (25,520 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

San Zeno di Montagna is in climate zone F, with 3,253 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 590 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Zeno di Montagna has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 green area.

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 4.7% of the land in San Zeno di Montagna, 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 Zeno di Montagna is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Veneto in 2025. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is low. 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 Zeno di Montagna; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within San Zeno di Montagna: 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 Zeno di Montagna 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 23 inhabited census areas in San Zeno di Montagna. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 023079. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.