Castegnero Nanto: 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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Castegnero Nanto, the Riviera Berica and Nanto stone
Two villages of the Riviera Berica, Castegnero and Nanto, recently merged into a single municipality. The Riviera Berica is the band of plain and hills running along the eastern side of the Colli Berici, south-east of Vicenza: the villages sit at the foot of the hills along the road coming down from the city, which is about a quarter of an hour away by car. Nanto gives its name to Nanto stone, a soft, yellowish limestone quarried here for centuries and used in many palazzi and villas around Vicenza.
The municipality has two landscapes. On the hills there are vineyards, woods, scattered houses and a few historic villas; below lies the plain towards the river Bacchiglione, with fields, ditches, small industrial areas and the newer homes. Buyers choose between a detached house on the flat, convenient for Vicenza, and a house on the slopes, with more greenery and more upkeep. The area is in climate zone E.
Istat, the national statistics office, counted 5,911 residents in 2023, almost the same as in 2011 (0.5% fewer). The population is younger than the provincial average: an average age of 44.6 against 45.9, and over-65s at 19.7% against 23.4%. Foreign residents make up 7.3%.
The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area, about 0.113 g, points to a moderate hazard. In stone houses and old rural buildings, ask whether the walls and roof have been strengthened; in recent buildings, ask for the structural design.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, and the report traces the land parcel from the address. Older deeds may still list properties under Castegnero or Nanto. On the plain between the hills and the Bacchiglione, flood hazard needs a careful look, and on the slopes landslide hazard: the report checks both for the individual address.
Key points
- Formed by merging Castegnero and Nanto, on the Riviera Berica.
- Home of Nanto stone, a quarter of an hour from Vicenza.
- Over-65s at 19.7%, against 23.4% in the province.
- Expected seismic acceleration about 0.113 g.
Overview
Castegnero Nanto is a municipality in the province of Vicenza, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 5,911 residents, ranked 47 of 112 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Castegnero Nanto 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 0.113 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
Castegnero Nanto is in climate zone E, with 2,304 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 22 metres above sea level.
Services
In the Overture Maps data, Castegnero Nanto has 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities and 5 sports facilities.
The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 13.1% of the land in Castegnero Nanto, 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
Castegnero Nanto 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Castegnero Nanto, 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 Castegnero Nanto: 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 Castegnero Nanto 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 43 inhabited census areas in Castegnero Nanto. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.3%
- fair 99.7%
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.
- 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 024129. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.