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Arsiero: 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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Arsiero, where the Posina meets the Astico

Arsiero lies in the upper Vicenza area, in the Astico valley, where the Posina stream joins the Astico beneath mountains that rise towards the plateaux. The town hall is at around 360 metres; the town fills the basin of the valley floor, with hamlets on the slopes around it.

For buyers, the reference area for work and services is Thiene and Schio, towards the plain, reached by car along the valley. In the town there are old stone and brick houses, small blocks of flats and detached houses; in the hamlets, isolated houses with land, sometimes used as holiday homes. In winter the valley is cold and some stretches get little sun, so aspect and heating are worth weighing up.

There are 3,037 residents (2023), 8.1% fewer than in 2011. The mean age is 48.6 against 45.9 for the province of Vicenza, over-65s are 28.9% and foreign residents 8.9%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Most municipalities in the province of Vicenza are in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification; Arsiero is in zone 3, with 32 others, but the expected ground acceleration in the town, 0.145 g, is not low. Before buying an older house, ask about work on walls, floors and roof. Near the two streams and on the slopes, the report checks the official flood and landslide maps for the address, and the Revenue Agency cadastral maps are published.

Key points

  • Astico valley, where it meets the Posina.
  • Work and services towards Thiene and Schio.
  • 3,037 residents, down 8.1% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.145 g.

Overview

Arsiero is a municipality in the province of Vicenza, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 3,037 residents, ranked 77 of 112 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Arsiero 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 0.145 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 8.1%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (46). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Arsiero declared an average taxable income of 23,001 euros, below the provincial average (26,150 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Arsiero is in climate zone E, with 2,872 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 356 metres above sea level.

Services

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

There are 0.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).

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 3.9% of the land in Arsiero, compared with 12.6% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land shrank by 1.0 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Arsiero 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 medium. Radon varies from building to building and can only be known by measuring it, especially on ground floors and in basements.

Official databases list one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Arsiero, and one more has 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 Arsiero: 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 Arsiero 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 35 inhabited census areas in Arsiero. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 70 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.6%
  • fair 15.5%
  • good 81.9%

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 024007. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.