Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella: 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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Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella, marble quarries and Amarone vines
Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella is a town of stone. For centuries its quarries have supplied the red marble and limestone found in the palaces and squares of Verona. It lies in the western part of Valpolicella, where the vineyard hills slope down towards the Adige, about twenty kilometres from the city. Next to the quarries and stone workshops are the wineries: this is Amarone country.
The municipality is split into several villages with different characters. Domegliara, down towards the Adige, is the most modern, with a station on the Brenner railway and the workshop areas. The main village and the hill hamlets, such as San Giorgio with its Romanesque parish church, have stone houses, farm courtyards and villas among the vines. On the hills you pay for the view and the quiet; on the flat you save time getting to Verona. A lot of land is built on for a rural municipality, a sign of a valley floor heavily used for homes and workshops.
The population is growing: 11,926 residents in 2023, up 4.4% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics institute. It is younger than the provincial average, with an estimated average age of 44.7 against 45.6 and over-65s at 21.3%. Foreign residents make up 9.4%. Declared incomes are slightly above the Verona average.
In the Verona area the hills and mountains towards Lake Garda and the Lessini are more seismic than the plain. In the province 55 municipalities are in zone 2, and Sant'Ambrogio is one of them, in zone 2, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.164 g. In stone courtyard houses and buildings extended several times, check how walls and floors are tied together and when the work was done.
Cadastral maps from the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) are available, and the report traces the land parcel from the address. Near the quarries and on the steep slopes landslide hazard changes a lot from spot to spot, as does flood hazard along the progni, the local streams that run down from the hills.
Key points
- Marble quarries, Amarone wineries and a station at Domegliara.
- Population growing since 2011, average age 44.7.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.164 g.
- Landslide and flood hazard to check near quarries, slopes and streams.
Overview
Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella is a municipality in the province of Verona, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 11,926 residents, ranked 19 of 98 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella 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 0.164 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella, 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 4.4%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 9.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella declared an average taxable income of 26,226 euros, in line with the province (25,520 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella is in climate zone E, with 2,579 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 174 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella has 10 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 7 grocery shops and supermarkets, 9 healthcare facilities and 8 sports facilities.
There are 0.6 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 21.0% of the land in Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella, 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
Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella 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 Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella, and 5 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 Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella: 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 Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella 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 56 inhabited census areas in Sant'Ambrogio di Valpolicella. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 42.5%
- good 57.5%
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 023077. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.