Crocetta del Montello: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Treviso, Veneto. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Crocetta del Montello, between the Piave and a karst hill
Crocetta del Montello covers the western end of the Montello, a long hill that rises on its own out of the plain of Treviso, and reaches north as far as the river Piave. Besides the main village there is Ciano del Montello, the hamlet on the river side. Cornuda and Montebelluna are the neighbours, and across the Piave lie Vidor and the Prosecco hills.
The Montello is a karst hill. Its limestone soaks up rainwater, the surface is pitted with sinkholes, and the roads crossing it from north to south, called prese and numbered, form a regular grid. In the First World War the front line ran over the hill, and paths and memorials remain. If you are buying a house on the Montello, have the ground assessed, because karst areas can hide cavities and subsidence.
For its size the village is well served: the data list 36 cafés and restaurants, partly for visitors who come to walk or cycle on the Montello, and 6 sports facilities. For work and larger services people go to Montebelluna, a few minutes away, and to Treviso. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 5,990 residents in 2023, almost the same as in 2011 (down 0.6%); over-65s are 25.7% against 23.8% in the province and foreign nationals 11.2%.
Seismic hazard is high. Crocetta is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection Department classification, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.227 g, and the Montello itself was pushed up by a fault that geologists study as active. For a house built before current rules, ask for the design year, any structural work and the permits, and budget for an assessment if you plan to renovate.
Along the Piave and in the low ground around Ciano, water becomes the issue: the report reads the flood and landslide maps for each address. Cadastral maps from the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) are published.
Key points
- Western end of the Montello, down to the banks of the Piave.
- Karst hill: sinkholes and cavities to consider.
- Seismic zone 2, expected ground acceleration about 0.227 g.
- 5,990 residents in 2023, over-65s at 25.7%.
Overview
Crocetta del Montello is a municipality in the province of Treviso, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 5,990 residents, ranked 55 of 94 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Crocetta del Montello is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (72 of 94) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.227 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Crocetta del Montello, 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 46 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 11.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Crocetta del Montello declared an average taxable income of 23,714 euros, below the provincial average (26,083 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Crocetta del Montello is in climate zone E, with 2,461 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 146 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Crocetta del Montello has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities and 6 sports facilities.
There are 0.3 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.5).
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 10.7% of the land in Crocetta del Montello, compared with 16.6% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.7 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Crocetta del Montello 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 Crocetta del Montello, 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 Crocetta del Montello: 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 Crocetta del Montello 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 73 inhabited census areas in Crocetta del Montello. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 13.1%
- fair 62.1%
- good 24.8%
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 026025. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.