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Verolavecchia: 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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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 Vittorio Veneto 1, Verolavecchia.

Verolavecchia, farmland of the lower Brescia plain

Verolavecchia and Verolanuova are two separate municipalities, side by side on the western part of the lower Brescia plain; Verolavecchia is the smaller and more rural of the two. The land is flat, divided by ditches and irrigation channels, with farmsteads and livestock barns scattered among fields of maize and fodder crops. Brescia, to the north-east, is a drive away for work and larger services.

Homes are mostly village houses with courtyards, detached houses and farmsteads, some restored and some still to be renovated. If you are moving from elsewhere, find out what surrounds the property: in livestock country, smells, farm traffic and manure spreading are part of daily life. Average declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

In 2023 there were 3,808 residents, down 1.7% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The population here is older than the average for the province of Brescia: an average age of 47.2 against 45.4, and over-65s at 26.1% against 22.8%. Foreign residents make up 10.4%.

In the Brescia area, 52 municipalities are in seismic zone 2 and 153 in zone 3 of the Civil Protection Department's scale. Verolavecchia is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.117 g. In old brick houses and farmsteads, the things to show a surveyor are cracks, roofs and the ties between walls and floors, as well as rising damp.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report traces an address back to its plot. On this irrigated plain it also checks flood maps for that exact point.

Key points

  • Farming municipality on the lower Brescia plain, next to Verolanuova.
  • 3,808 residents in 2023, over-65s at 26.1%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.117 g.
  • Livestock area: find out what surrounds the house.

Overview

Verolavecchia is a municipality in the province of Brescia, in Lombardia. At the end of 2023 it had 3,808 residents, ranked 95 of 205 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Verolavecchia 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 0.117 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 resident population has fallen by 1.7%. The estimated average age is 47 years, higher than the province average (45). 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 10.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Verolavecchia declared an average taxable income of 25,180 euros, in line with the province (26,155 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Verolavecchia is in climate zone E, with 2,479 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 65 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Verolavecchia has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 1 sports facility and 1 green area.

There are 0.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).

Public transport

The open timetables available for the area do not list any stops within the territory of Verolavecchia.

How built-up it is

Buildings, roads, car parks and other sealed surfaces cover 11.0% of the land in Verolavecchia, compared with 10.5% in the province and 12.2% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Verolavecchia 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 no contaminated sites in Verolavecchia.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Verolavecchia: 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 Verolavecchia 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 28 inhabited census areas in Verolavecchia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 28.0%
  • good 72.0%

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

ISTAT code 017196. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.