Villa Bartolomea: 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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Villa Bartolomea, along the Adige in the Verona lowlands
Villa Bartolomea is a farming municipality in the lowlands south of Verona, on the river Adige just downstream from Legnago, towards the border with the Polesine area of Rovigo. The land here is very low: the town hall is about 14 metres above sea level, and the landscape is made of fields, orchards, drainage canals and the river embankment, which towers over the countryside.
The municipality is split between the main village and a few hamlets scattered across the countryside. Buyers will find detached houses with gardens, farm buildings to restore and a few blocks of flats, at low prices even for this province. For work and services, Legnago is the reference, with its hospital and secondary schools; Verona is further away by car. Declared incomes are below the Verona average and the climate zone is E, with winter fog and humid summers.
The population has barely moved in years: 5,860 residents in 2023, just 19 more than in 2011. The average age is 46.7 against 45.6 for the province, over-65s are 25.5% and foreign residents 9.0%. Households have 2.39 members on average.
The province of Verona is split almost in half: 55 municipalities in seismic zone 2 and 43 in zone 3, on the scale set by the Protezione Civile (Italy's Civil Protection Department). Villa Bartolomea is in zone 3, with expected acceleration of about 0.078 g. The soft river soils of the lowlands can amplify shaking, so for a farmhouse or old barn to renovate, have the structure assessed.
Water, though, remains the main issue. Between the Adige and the drainage network, flood hazard varies a great deal across the municipality and is checked for the precise address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report reaches the land parcel.
Key points
- Farming town on the Adige, downstream from Legnago.
- 5,860 residents, stable since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.078 g.
- Adige and drainage canals: flood hazard checked by address.
Overview
Villa Bartolomea is a municipality in the province of Verona, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 5,860 residents, ranked 41 of 98 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Villa Bartolomea is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 43 of 98 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.078 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 47 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 9.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Villa Bartolomea declared an average taxable income of 23,370 euros, below the provincial average (25,520 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Villa Bartolomea is in climate zone E, with 2,320 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 14 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Villa Bartolomea has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities and 5 sports facilities.
There are 0.5 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).
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 8.7% of the land in Villa Bartolomea, compared with 13.4% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.7 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Villa Bartolomea 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 no open contaminated sites in Villa Bartolomea; 8 have been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Villa Bartolomea: 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 Villa Bartolomea 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 31 inhabited census areas in Villa Bartolomea. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 15.7%
- fair 53.2%
- good 31.1%
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 023095. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.