Velo Veronese: 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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Velo Veronese, a mountain village in the Lessinia
Velo Veronese lies in the Lessinia, the upland plateau rising north of Verona, with pastures, woods and small hamlets of stone houses known locally as contrade. The town hall stands above a thousand metres and the village has a mountain economy, with many residents driving down to the valley for work. Verona is reached by car on roads that need care in winter.
The first thing a buyer should weigh up is the climate. Velo is in climate zone F, the coldest category, with long winters and snow, so insulation, windows and the heating system affect yearly running costs far more than on the plain. Quite a few homes are old farm buildings or restored hamlet houses, sometimes used as second homes by people who live in the city, and it pays to check winter access, water supply and drainage.
The population has barely moved: 778 residents in 2023 against 781 in 2011, down 0.4%. The average age is 45.0, a little below the provincial 45.6, and over-65s make up 23.4%. Average declared incomes remain below those of the province of Verona.
For earthquakes, the figure to know is seismic zone 2, shared by 55 of the 98 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration in the village of about 0.165 g. For a stone building, ask whether the structure has been strengthened and whether walls and floors are properly tied together.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality, and the report goes from the address to the land parcel. On a plateau cut by valleys, landslide hazard changes from one slope to the next and is read at the exact address.
Key points
- Lessinia village above a thousand metres, north of Verona.
- 778 residents, down 0.4% since 2011.
- Climate zone F: insulation and heating matter a great deal.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.165 g.
Overview
Velo Veronese is a municipality in the province of Verona, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 778 residents, among the smallest in the province (96 of 98).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Velo Veronese 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 Velo Veronese, 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 3.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Velo Veronese declared an average taxable income of 18,011 euros, below the provincial average (25,520 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Velo Veronese is in climate zone F, with 4,059 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,087 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Velo Veronese has 2 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 5.3% of the land in Velo Veronese, compared with 13.4% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land shrank by 1.3 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Velo Veronese 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 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 Velo Veronese.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Velo Veronese: 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 Velo Veronese 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 29 inhabited census areas in Velo Veronese. 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
- 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 023090. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.