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Fonte: 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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The report looks at the exact point: landslide and flood risk, seismic zone, price per square metre for the area, services and nearby stops.

For example: Via Asolana 1, Fonte.

Fonte, at the foot of Monte Grappa near Asolo

Monte Grappa fills the northern skyline, and Fonte lies on the strip of plain along its foot, between Asolo and San Zenone degli Ezzelini, with Bassano del Grappa to the west and Castelfranco Veneto to the south. The municipality is made up of the main village and the hamlet of Onè, in a landscape of fields, scattered houses and small factories.

This is an area of small and medium-sized firms, and many people work close to home. Treviso, Padua and Vicenza are reached by car, and the new Pedemontana Veneta expressway, which runs just to the south, has cut journey times along the foothills. Buyers mostly find detached and semi-detached houses and terraces, plus the odd farmhouse to restore.

Unlike many neighbouring towns, Fonte is holding its population. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 6,026 residents in 2023, 7 more than in 2011. It is also younger than average, with an average age of 44.1 against 46.0 in the province, over-65s at 21.4% and households of 2.61 people. Foreign nationals are 15.4%, a high share even for the Treviso area, while declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The Grappa massif and its foothills are among the most seismic parts of the Veneto. Fonte is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection Department classification, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.202 g. For a house from the 1960s to the 1980s, ask whether any structural work has been done, and if you plan to renovate, budget for a seismic assessment before the design.

Streams coming down from the Grappa can carry a lot of water onto the plain during storms; the report checks the flood maps for the address. Cadastral maps from the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) are published.

Key points

  • Foothills of Monte Grappa, between Asolo and Bassano del Grappa.
  • 6,026 residents in 2023, 7 more than in 2011.
  • Foreign nationals at 15.4%, average age 44.1.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected ground acceleration about 0.202 g.

Overview

Fonte is a municipality in the province of Treviso, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 6,026 residents, ranked 53 of 94 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Fonte 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 0.202 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Fonte, 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 44 years, lower than the province average (46). 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 15.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.6 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Fonte declared an average taxable income of 22,433 euros, below the provincial average (26,083 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Fonte is in climate zone E, with 2,439 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 107 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Fonte has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities and 1 sports facility.

There are 0.2 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.3).

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 15.9% of the land in Fonte, compared with 16.6% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land shrank by 5.9 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Fonte is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area 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 open contaminated sites in Fonte; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Fonte: 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 Fonte 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 67 inhabited census areas in Fonte. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.7%
  • fair 89.4%
  • good 9.8%

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

ISTAT code 026029. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.