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Colceresa: 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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Colceresa, cherry-growing hills between Marostica and Breganze

Colceresa is a young municipality, formed by merging Mason Vicentino and Molvena, two villages in the first hills between Marostica and Breganze, in the north of the province of Vicenza. The two communities have kept their own centres, and the land runs from the plain up to slopes planted with vineyards and cherry trees: this is one of the areas that grow the Marostica cherry.

House hunters here will mostly find detached and semi-detached houses on the plain and at the foot of the hills, plus a few rural buildings to restore on the slopes, with views and narrow lanes. Work is in local businesses and nearby towns: Marostica, Bassano, Thiene and Breganze are all a short drive away, and Vicenza is about half an hour. No railway runs through the municipality. Average incomes are below the provincial figure.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 5,911 residents in 2023, down 3.3% on 2011. Average age (46.0) and the share of over-65s (22.8%) are in line with the rest of the province. Foreign residents are few, at 2.2%, fewer than the provincial average.

Colceresa is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, like 79 municipalities in the province, while the other 33 are in zone 3. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.169 g, a medium to high value. For a rural house, ask how the walls and roof were dealt with during restoration; for a detached house, ask for the structural design.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality, and the report finds the land parcel from the address. After a merger, older deeds may still list a property under the name of the former municipality, so keep that in mind when comparing documents. On the slopes and along the streams coming down from the hills, landslide and flood hazard is checked for the individual address.

Key points

  • Formed by merging Mason Vicentino and Molvena.
  • Cherry-growing hills between Marostica and Breganze.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.169 g.
  • 5,911 residents, foreign residents at 2.2%.

Overview

Colceresa is a municipality in the province of Vicenza, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 5,911 residents, ranked 46 of 112 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Colceresa 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 0.169 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Colceresa, 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 3.3%. 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 2.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Colceresa declared an average taxable income of 24,185 euros, below the provincial average (26,150 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Colceresa is in climate zone E, with 2,536 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 181 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Colceresa has 5 schools. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

The data shows no pharmacies within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.3 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 14.2% of the land in Colceresa, compared with 12.6% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Colceresa 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 Colceresa. 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 Colceresa: 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 Colceresa 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 53 inhabited census areas in Colceresa. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 3.7%
  • fair 96.3%

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 024126. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.