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Altissimo: what to know before buying a home

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

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Altissimo, the upper Chiampo valley below the Lessini

Altissimo is a mountain municipality at the head of the Chiampo valley, in western Vicenza province, where the hills give way to the Lessini mountains. Its land is a scatter of hamlets on the slopes, meadows, woods and winding roads. Lower down the valley is one of the industrial areas of the Vicenza region, with tanning and marble businesses, and many residents work there or towards Arzignano and Vicenza.

The population is younger than average: an average age of 43.8 against 45.9 for the province, with 20.0% over 65. There were 2,164 residents in 2023 according to Istat, the national statistics office, down 4.5% on 2011, and foreign nationals make up 7.9%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The town hall stands at around six hundred and fifty metres and the climate is zone F: cold winters, possible snow and roads that need care. For a house in one of the hamlets, winter access, heating and sun exposure all matter. Local services are few (3 schools, 1 pharmacy), so for anything else you head down the valley.

Altissimo is in seismic zone 2, like 79 municipalities in the province of Vicenza, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.164 g. With an old stone building, ask whether the walls and roof have been strengthened. On the slopes the report reads the official landslide maps for the address and finds the plot on the Revenue Agency cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Upper Chiampo valley, below the Lessini mountains.
  • Average age 43.8, below the provincial 45.9.
  • Scattered hamlets in climate zone F.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.164 g.

Overview

Altissimo is a municipality in the province of Vicenza, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 2,164 residents, ranked 88 of 112 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Altissimo is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (79 of 112) 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 Altissimo, 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 4.5%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (46). 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Altissimo declared an average taxable income of 22,639 euros, below the provincial average (26,150 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Altissimo is in climate zone F, with 3,346 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 672 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Altissimo has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.4 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 6.9% of the land in Altissimo, compared with 12.6% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Altissimo 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 low. 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 Altissimo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Altissimo: 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 Altissimo 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 32 inhabited census areas in Altissimo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 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

ISTAT code 024005. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.