Vestenanova: 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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Vestenanova and Bolca, the fossil country of eastern Lessinia
Vestenanova covers the upper Val d'Alpone, in eastern Lessinia, where the Verona hills turn into mountains on the border with the Vicenza area. The municipality includes Bolca, the hamlet famous for its fossil fish beds, studied for centuries and kept in the village museum and in collections around the world.
The area is made up of hamlets (contrade) scattered over the slopes, meadows, chestnut woods and uphill roads. Many residents work for firms in Val d'Alpone and around San Giovanni Ilarione and Montecchia di Crosara, or drive down to the plain between Verona and Vicenza. The climate is zone F, the coldest: long winters, heating for many months and insulation to be checked in every old house.
Buyers will find stone houses in the hamlets, often with land, and newer detached homes. An isolated house offers space and quiet but means driving everywhere and paying attention to access on snowy days.
Istat, the national statistics office, counted 2,503 residents in 2023, down 4.4% since 2011. The average age is 45.1, close to 45.6 for the province of Verona, and 22.4% of residents are over 65. Foreign nationals make up 7.6%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
Vestenanova is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, like 54 other municipalities in the Verona area, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.164 g. For a hamlet house, ask whether the walls and roof have been strengthened. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastre is published and the report reaches the land parcel; on the slopes, the official landslide maps are read address by address.
Key points
- Upper Val d'Alpone, in eastern Lessinia
- Includes Bolca, known for its fossil fish
- 2,503 residents, down 4.4% since 2011
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.164 g
Overview
Vestenanova is a municipality in the province of Verona, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 2,503 residents, ranked 77 of 98 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Vestenanova 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 0.164 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Vestenanova, 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 4.4%. 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 7.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Vestenanova declared an average taxable income of 20,737 euros, below the provincial average (25,520 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Vestenanova is in climate zone F, with 3,132 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 515 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Vestenanova has 5 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.
The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 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 8.0% of the land in Vestenanova, compared with 13.4% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 4.2 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Vestenanova 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Vestenanova, and 3 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 Vestenanova: 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 Vestenanova 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 57 inhabited census areas in Vestenanova. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 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 023093. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.