Caldogno: 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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Caldogno, a Palladian villa on the plain north of Vicenza
Caldogno is home to Villa Caldogno, one of the villas designed by Andrea Palladio, and it is where the footballer Roberto Baggio was born. The municipality borders Vicenza to the north, on the plain that rises gently towards Thiene and Schio, and includes a few villages such as Cresole and Rettorgole. It is a place people live in and leave each morning for Vicenza and the industrial areas further north.
Most homes are detached and semi-detached houses and small blocks of flats built from the 1960s onwards, with a few farmhouses in the countryside. Local services are thin per head: 0.44 school sites per 1,000 residents against 0.82 in the province, and 2 pharmacies. A lot of everyday life happens in Vicenza, so measure the real distances from the address.
There were 11,336 residents in 2023, up 1.0% since 2011. The estimated average age (46.1) and the share of over-65s (23.5%) are almost exactly the provincial figures. Foreign residents make up 6.2% and households average 2.40 people. Declared incomes are in line with the Vicenza average.
Earthquakes matter more around Vicenza than many assume: 79 of the 112 municipalities in the province are in zone 2, and Caldogno is one of them, in zone 2, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.160 g. For houses from the 1960s and 1970s, built before current rules, ask for the structural design and any strengthening work.
Water is the other issue. In 2010 the floods around Vicenza reached parts of Caldogno too, and the rivers flowing down towards the city cross the municipality. The report checks flood hazard for the address and finds the plot on the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps.
Key points
- Palladio's Villa Caldogno, just north of Vicenza.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.160 g.
- Population up 1.0% since 2011.
- Partly flooded in 2010: hazard is checked by address.
Overview
Caldogno is a municipality in the province of Vicenza, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 11,336 residents, ranked 20 of 112 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Caldogno 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 Caldogno, 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 grown by 1.0%. 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 6.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Caldogno declared an average taxable income of 26,043 euros, in line with the province (26,150 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Caldogno is in climate zone E, with 2,395 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 53 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Caldogno has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 6 healthcare facilities, 7 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
There are 0.4 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.8).
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 21.1% of the land in Caldogno, 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
Caldogno 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 3 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Caldogno, and 4 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 Caldogno: 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 Caldogno 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 57 inhabited census areas in Caldogno. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 6.1%
- fair 71.3%
- good 22.5%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Veneto, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2025.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 024018. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.