Selva di Progno: 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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Selva di Progno, the upper Val d'Illasi and Cimbrian Giazza
Giazza, the last hamlet at the head of the valley, is one of the few places where people still speak Cimbrian, the old Germanic language of the Lessinia communities. Selva di Progno is the municipality it belongs to: it covers the upper Val d'Illasi, with its main village on the valley floor at about 570 metres and land rising towards the pastures and summer dairy farms of the Lessinia, partly inside the regional nature park.
This is real mountain country, in climate zone F. Houses are grouped in contrade, small stone hamlets often some way apart, and the valley runs down to the Verona plain, where most jobs and larger services are. If you are thinking of a weekend home or a move, factor in the drive to Verona and heating costs. In an old hamlet house, check the roof, damp and drainage.
In 2023 there were 900 residents, down 3.6% since 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics institute. The estimated average age is 48.2, higher than the provincial 45.6, and over-65s make up 27.8% against 23.2% in the province. Foreign residents are few, 3.0%. Declared incomes are well below the provincial average. The services data list 13 bars, restaurants and trattorias, partly serving summer visitors.
The Civil Protection department places the municipality in seismic zone 2, like 55 of the 98 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.165 g. Before renovating a stone house, have the structural side designed too: it is the right moment to strengthen floors and roof.
Landslides and rockfall on the slopes, flooding along the valley-floor stream: the report checks these hazards on the official maps for the address. The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps.
Key points
- Upper Val d'Illasi, including the Cimbrian hamlet of Giazza.
- 900 residents, down 3.6% since 2011.
- Over-65s at 27.8%, against 23.2% in the province.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.165 g.
Overview
Selva di Progno is a municipality in the province of Verona, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 900 residents, among the smallest in the province (94 of 98).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Selva di Progno 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 0.165 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Selva di Progno, 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 3.6%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (46). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 3.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Selva di Progno declared an average taxable income of 18,578 euros, below the provincial average (25,520 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Selva di Progno is in climate zone F, with 3,221 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 570 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Selva di Progno has 5 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.
The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 3.5% of the land in Selva di Progno, 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
Selva di Progno is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area by the Regione Veneto in 2025. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. 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 contaminated sites in Selva di Progno.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Selva di Progno: 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 Selva di Progno 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 36 inhabited census areas in Selva di Progno. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 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
- 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 023080. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.