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Sona: 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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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Via Pelacane 1, Sona.

Sona, Lugagnano and the moraine hills west of Verona

Sona has no single centre. The municipality is a cluster of villages spread between the glacial moraine hills of Lake Garda and the plain west of Verona: the largest is Lugagnano, which has grown right up to the city boundary, while Sona itself, Palazzolo and San Giorgio in Salici sit higher up, among vineyards, fields and patches of woodland. Lake Garda is close, Verona even closer.

The differences between the villages matter when choosing. Lugagnano is in effect a residential suburb of Verona, with blocks of flats, detached houses and services, handy for anyone working in the city or in the business areas west of it. The hill villages are quieter, with single houses and old farm buildings, but you need a car for almost everything: school, shopping, work. For anyone who does not drive, or for teenagers growing up, the choice of village makes a big difference to daily life.

At the end of 2023 there were 17,585 residents, up 3.3% on 2011, or 555 more people. Sona is a little younger than the province of Verona: estimated average age 44.9 against 45.6, over-65s at 21.6% against 23.2%. Foreign residents account for 8.5%. Declared incomes are in line with the provincial average.

Under the zones set by Italy's Civil Protection Department, most municipalities in the province of Verona, 55 of them, are in zone 2 like Sona, the other 43 in zone 3, and here the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.159 g. For a farm building to restore or a 1970s house, a structural assessment belongs in the renovation budget.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published, and the report locates the plot from the address. On the hills and in the hollows between them, slopes and standing water vary from plot to plot and are checked for the individual address.

Key points

  • Villages between moraine hills and plain, west of Verona.
  • Population up 3.3% since 2011; average age 44.9.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.159 g.
  • Quiet hill villages, but a car is needed for almost everything.

Overview

Sona is a municipality in the province of Verona, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 17,585 residents, among the most populous in the province (7 of 98).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sona 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 0.159 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Sona, 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 3.3%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sona declared an average taxable income of 25,291 euros, in line with the province (25,520 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Sona is in climate zone E, with 2,571 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 169 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sona has 10 schools and 6 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 14 healthcare facilities and 9 sports facilities.

There are 0.3 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer 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 17.6% of the land in Sona, 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

Sona 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 Sona, and 4 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 Sona: 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 Sona 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 86 inhabited census areas in Sona. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 5.7%
  • fair 84.8%
  • good 9.4%

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 023083. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.