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Breganze: 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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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 Castelletto 1, Breganze.

Breganze, vineyards below the Asiago plateau

Breganze marks the spot where the upper Vicenza plain runs into the first hills, the ones climbing towards the Asiago plateau (Altopiano dei Sette Comuni). The nearest towns of any size are Thiene and Bassano del Grappa, and Vicenza is about half an hour by car. The name is known for two things: the Breganze wine appellation, whose best-known product is the sweet Torcolato, and Laverda, the motorcycle and farm machinery maker founded here.

The municipality has two sides. The centre and residential areas lie on the flat, ringed by small industrial zones, while to the north the hills are planted with vines and dotted with scattered houses and farm buildings. There is no railway, so life runs on the car, towards Thiene, Bassano or the Pedemontana Veneta expressway.

In 2023 Breganze had 8,366 residents, 3.8% fewer than in 2011. The population is slightly older than the province, with an estimated average age of 46.9 against 45.9 and over-65s at 25.8%. Foreign residents are few, at 4.3%. Among the 112 municipalities in the province of Vicenza, Breganze is number 28 by population.

The Vicenza foothills are in seismic zone 2, along with 78 other municipalities in the province; the expected ground acceleration in Breganze is about 0.166 g, a medium value. If you are buying a farmhouse or an old rural building to restore, budget for seismic strengthening, which is often best done alongside the other work.

The report works at plot level thanks to the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps. Between the plain, the streams running down from the hills and the cultivated slopes, flood and landslide hazard changes from one street to the next and is checked for the specific address.

Key points

  • Breganze wine and Torcolato, hills rising towards Asiago.
  • Population down 3.8% since 2011; over-65s at 25.8%.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected ground acceleration about 0.166 g.
  • No railway: Thiene and Bassano are the nearest service towns.

Overview

Breganze is a municipality in the province of Vicenza, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 8,366 residents, ranked 28 of 112 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Breganze 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 0.166 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Breganze, 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 3.8%. 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 4.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Breganze declared an average taxable income of 25,438 euros, in line with the province (26,150 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Breganze is in climate zone E, with 2,369 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 110 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Breganze has 9 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 9 healthcare facilities and 5 sports facilities.

There are 0.2 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 18.2% of the land in Breganze, compared with 12.6% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land shrank by 1.7 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Breganze 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 no open contaminated sites in Breganze; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Breganze: 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 Breganze 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 62 inhabited census areas in Breganze. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.1%
  • fair 60.6%
  • good 38.3%

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 024014. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.