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Verolanuova: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Brescia, Lombardia. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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For example: Via Castellaro 2, Verolanuova.

Verolanuova, lowland Brescia on the Cremona railway

Maize fields, livestock farms and farmsteads as big as small villages make up the landscape of Verolanuova, a farming town in the Bassa bresciana, the flat country between Brescia and Cremona. It serves as a centre for the smaller places around it, with schools, shops and services, and has a tidy old centre around the basilica of San Lorenzo, which holds two large canvases by Giambattista Tiepolo.

The main link is the Brescia to Cremona railway. The official timetables list the town's station, with regional trains, and a bus route: for anyone working in Brescia or Cremona, the train is a real alternative to the car. Buyers will find flats and terraced houses in town and, outside it, in the countryside and the hamlet of Cadignano, old farmhouses to restore, where the cost of renovation can exceed the purchase price.

In 2023 Istat, the national statistics institute, counted 8,074 residents, 0.7% fewer than in 2011, a nearly flat trend. The estimated average age is 46.5, higher than the provincial 45.4, and over-65s make up 25.0%. Foreign residents account for 9.2%, many working in farming and food processing. Services are good for a town of this size, with 9 places of education and 12 sports facilities, above the provincial average per resident.

Under the Civil Protection classification, 52 municipalities in the province of Brescia are in seismic zone 2 and 153 in zone 3. Verolanuova is in zone 3, like 152 others, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.121 g. Farmhouses and brick rural buildings often have heavy roofs and walls that are not tied together, so any restoration needs an engineer's assessment first.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published and the report goes from the address to the plot. On an irrigated plain crossed by channels and ditches, flood hazard is read for the individual house.

Key points

  • Farming town in the Bassa, basilica with two Tiepolo canvases.
  • Station on the Brescia to Cremona railway, serving both cities.
  • Average age 46.5; foreign residents 9.2%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected ground acceleration about 0.121 g.

Overview

Verolanuova is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 8,074 residents, ranked 46 of 205 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Verolanuova is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (153 of 205) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.121 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 9.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Verolanuova declared an average taxable income of 24,999 euros, in line with the province (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Verolanuova is in climate zone E, with 2,403 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 62 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Verolanuova has 9 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 5 healthcare facilities, 12 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 1.1 schools per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.8).

Public transport

Within the municipality there are 1 public transport stops, served by 1 bus line, 1 train line. That is about 0.1 stops per 1,000 residents.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 18.8% of the land in Verolanuova, compared with 10.5% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.7 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Verolanuova is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Lombardia in 2023. 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 Verolanuova, 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 Verolanuova: 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 Verolanuova 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 48 inhabited census areas in Verolanuova. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 75 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 16.8%
  • good 75.3%
  • very good 7.9%

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 017195. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.