Gallio: 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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Gallio, meadows and forest on the Asiago plateau
Above a thousand metres, on the Altopiano dei Sette Comuni, Gallio lies just east of Asiago and shares its landscape: wide meadows, scattered hamlets, fir forests and cross-country ski trails that draw plenty of holidaymakers in winter. It is a real mountain village, in climate zone F, with long snowy winters and cool summers, and a long tradition of tourism.
The property market reflects this double life. Alongside residents' homes there are many flats and chalets used as second homes by families from the plains below, occupied at weekends and in the holidays. The 27 bars and restaurants on record are a lot for a municipality this size. If you are buying to live here all year, look at heating, insulation, the roof and access to the house in snow; if it is for holidays, also at service charges and how the house will be looked after while it is closed.
Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,339 residents (2023), down 3.1% from 2,413 in 2011. The average age is 48.0, above the provincial 45.9, and over-65s are 25.9% against 23.4% in the province of Vicenza. There are few foreign residents, 1.8%. Residents' average incomes are below the provincial level.
The plateau's history is tied to the First World War, and trenches, forts and military cemeteries remain on the surrounding mountains. Seismically, Gallio is in zone 2 under the Civil Protection classification, like 78 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.146 g: for an older house, ask whether the structure and roof have been strengthened.
On the slopes, the report checks the official landslide maps at the address. The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are available for the whole municipality.
Key points
- Asiago plateau, next to Asiago, above a thousand metres
- Many second homes and 27 bars and restaurants
- 2,339 residents, down 3.1% since 2011
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.146 g
Overview
Gallio is a municipality in the province of Vicenza, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 2,339 residents, ranked 85 of 112 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Gallio 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 0.146 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Gallio, 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 3.1%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (46). 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 1.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Gallio declared an average taxable income of 21,137 euros, below the provincial average (26,150 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Gallio is in climate zone F, with 4,308 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,090 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Gallio has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility, 3 sports facilities and 1 green area.
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 3.5% of the land in Gallio, 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
Gallio 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 low. 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 Gallio.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Gallio: 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 Gallio 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 40 inhabited census areas in Gallio. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 19.4%
- fair 80.6%
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 024042. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.