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Bressanvido: 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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Bressanvido, farmland and springs north of Vicenza

In the plain north of Vicenza, Bressanvido is a municipality of flat, green farmland in the spring belt, where groundwater rises to the surface and feeds small channels and streams. Livestock farming and milk production carry real weight in the local economy. The town hall stands at about fifty metres above sea level.

People buying here usually want a detached or semi-detached house with a garden, within reasonable reach of Vicenza and the business areas of the upper plain. There are also rural houses and farm buildings to restore. A car is needed for almost everything. With so many channels and ditches in the area, the report checks the official flood maps for the address, and these can change from one field to the next.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 3,134 residents in 2023, up 0.8% since 2011, a stable population. The average age is 44.8, lower than the provincial 45.9, with over-65s at 21.4% and foreign nationals at 5.4%. Average incomes are slightly below the Vicenza average.

The upper Vicenza plain, close to the foothills, has a seismic hazard that should not be ignored: Bressanvido is in zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.160 g. For a house built before recent seismic rules, or a farm building to renovate, a structural check by a surveyor is worthwhile. The climate zone is E, with damp winters.

Key points

  • Farmland in the spring belt, north of Vicenza.
  • 3,134 residents, a stable population since 2011.
  • Channels and ditches: flood maps checked for the address.
  • Seismic zone 2, acceleration 0.160 g.

Overview

Bressanvido is a municipality in the province of Vicenza, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 3,134 residents, ranked 72 of 112 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bressanvido 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 0.160 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Bressanvido, 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bressanvido declared an average taxable income of 24,492 euros, below the provincial average (26,150 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bressanvido is in climate zone E, with 2,400 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 56 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bressanvido has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 healthcare facilities and 1 sports facility.

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 16.7% of the land in Bressanvido, compared with 12.6% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.1 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Bressanvido 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 Bressanvido; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Bressanvido: 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 Bressanvido 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 22 inhabited census areas in Bressanvido. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.8%
  • fair 99.2%

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 024016. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.