Crespadoro: 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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Crespadoro, at the top of the Chiampo valley
Crespadoro is the last municipality up the Chiampo valley, below the mountains that divide the Vicenza area from the Lessinia uplands of Verona. Further down, the valley opens out towards Chiampo and Arzignano, where the leather tanning district provides much of the local work; up here it is mostly woods, meadows and small hamlets (contrade) scattered over the slopes. Vicenza is reached by driving down to the plain.
The village has lost people faster than many of its neighbours: 1,216 residents in 2023, 236 fewer than in 2011, a fall of 16.3% according to Istat, the national statistics office. Yet the population is not old. The average age of 45.4 is in line with the province (45.9), over-65s are 22.0% against 23.4% provincially, and foreign residents make up 9.0%. Declared incomes are below the Vicenza average.
Homes for sale are mainly stone buildings in the hamlets, detached houses along the valley road and rural buildings to restore. Winters are cold (climate zone E) and some hamlets are reached only by narrow roads, so check winter access, sun exposure and utility connections before signing.
The seismic figure is not negligible. Crespadoro is in seismic zone 2 of the national classification, like 79 of the 112 municipalities in the province of Vicenza, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.164 g. With a rural building to renovate, plan for strengthening the masonry from the outset.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps cover the municipality, and the report finds the land parcel from the address. Along the stream and on the slopes, landslide and flood hazard is read on the official maps for each house.
Key points
- Last municipality up the Chiampo valley, among woods and hamlets.
- Population down 16.3% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.164 g.
- Over-65s at 22.0%, below the provincial 23.4%.
Overview
Crespadoro is a municipality in the province of Vicenza, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 1,216 residents, among the smallest in the province (101 of 112).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Crespadoro 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 0.164 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Crespadoro, 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 16.3%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 9.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Crespadoro declared an average taxable income of 23,104 euros, below the provincial average (26,150 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Crespadoro is in climate zone E, with 2,836 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 363 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Crespadoro has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy.
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 3.6% of the land in Crespadoro, compared with 12.6% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
Radon and contaminated sites
Crespadoro 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 contaminated sites in Crespadoro.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Crespadoro: 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 Crespadoro 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 29 inhabited census areas in Crespadoro. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 100.0%
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 024037. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.