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Arcugnano: 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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Search for an address in Arcugnano

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 Monte Lungo 1, Arcugnano.

Arcugnano, the Berici Hills and Lake Fimon

Arcugnano stretches south from the edge of Vicenza, from the plain that touches the city up into the Berici Hills, and includes Lake Fimon, a small lake among the hills where people from Vicenza come for walks. The town hall is down on the plain, close to the city, while higher up there are scattered hamlets, villas and isolated houses among woods and vineyards.

For a buyer, the differences within the municipality are large. On the plain there are detached houses and small blocks a few minutes from Vicenza; in the hills houses are more isolated, lanes are narrow and steep, and winter needs a little more planning. On the slopes of the Berici check the stability of the ground and the state of retaining walls, while near the lake and in the low ground of the Fimon valley the issue is water.

There were 7,662 residents at the end of 2023, according to Istat, the national statistics office, 3.0% fewer than in 2011. The average age is 46.5, just above the provincial 45.9, over-65s make up 23.5% and foreign residents only 3.3%. Declared incomes are above the average for the province of Vicenza, as you might expect for a hillside residential area next to the city.

Most municipalities in the Vicenza area, 79 of them, are in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection Department's classification. Arcugnano is one of 33 in zone 3, with expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.137 g. For houses in the hills and restored farm buildings it is still worth asking for the structural design and any checks carried out.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report traces the address to its plot. Landslides on the slopes and flooding on the flat are checked for the specific address, since both can change a great deal within a few hundred metres.

Key points

  • From the plain south of Vicenza up to the Berici Hills and Lake Fimon.
  • Incomes above the provincial average; foreign residents 3.3%.
  • Seismic zone 3, like 33 municipalities in the province.
  • Slopes and low ground: landslides and water checked per address.

Overview

Arcugnano is a municipality in the province of Vicenza, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 7,662 residents, ranked 33 of 112 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Arcugnano is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 33 of 112 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.137 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 3.0%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 3.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Arcugnano declared an average taxable income of 28,618 euros, above the provincial average (26,150 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Arcugnano is in climate zone E, with 2,357 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 30 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Arcugnano has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 4 healthcare facilities and 2 sports facilities.

There are 0.1 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.4).

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 7.7% of the land in Arcugnano, compared with 12.6% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.7 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Arcugnano 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 3 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Arcugnano, and 2 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 Arcugnano: 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 Arcugnano 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 49 inhabited census areas in Arcugnano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 58.1%
  • good 41.9%

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 024006. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.