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Foza: 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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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 Cruni 1, Foza.

Foza, on the eastern rim of the Asiago plateau

At over a thousand metres, on the eastern edge of the Asiago plateau, Foza looks down on the Brenta valley. It is one of the Sette Comuni, the historic community of seven villages on the plateau with Cimbrian (old German-speaking) roots, and it keeps the character of a mountain village: hay meadows, woods, scattered hamlets and long, snowy winters.

For a buyer, the climate is the first running cost. Foza is in heating zone F, the coldest, and in a mountain house insulation, windows, the type of heating and the roof matter as much as the purchase price. Alongside the homes of year-round residents there are second homes used in summer and at weekends; anyone planning to live here all year should think about the mountain roads to secondary schools, hospital care and work.

In 2023 there were 657 residents, down 8.4% on the 717 of 2011. The average age is 48.2, against 45.9 in the province of Vicenza, and over-65s are 28.3% of residents, compared with 23.4%. Foreign residents are few, at 1.4%. Average declared income is below the provincial average.

In the province of Vicenza most municipalities, 79 out of 112, are in seismic zone 2, and Foza is one of them, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.156 g. The other 33 are in zone 3. In an old house, ask what structural work has been done and have the roof and floors checked, since here they also carry the weight of snow.

On the edge of the plateau the ground changes quickly: gradient and landslide hazard are read for the address on the official maps. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report traces the land parcel from the address.

Key points

  • One of the Sette Comuni, on the plateau rim above the Brenta valley.
  • Heating zone F: insulation and heating drive running costs.
  • 657 residents, down 8.4% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.156 g.

Overview

Foza is a municipality in the province of Vicenza, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 657 residents, among the smallest in the province (107 of 112).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Foza 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 0.156 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Foza, 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 8.4%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (46). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 1.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Foza declared an average taxable income of 18,043 euros, below the provincial average (26,150 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Foza is in climate zone F, with 4,295 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,083 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Foza has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.

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 2.3% of the land in Foza, 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

Foza 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 high. 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 Foza.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Foza: 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 Foza 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 28 inhabited census areas in Foza. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 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

ISTAT code 024041. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.