Giavera 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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Giavera del Montello, at the foot of a karst hill
The Montello is a long, low wooded hill rising from the Treviso plain along the right bank of the Piave. It is crossed by a series of parallel roads called prese, each with its own number, and the rock beneath it is karst, full of caves and sinkholes. Giavera del Montello occupies the southern side, between the hill and the plain that leads towards Treviso.
The hill was a front line in the First World War, and Giavera has a British military cemetery for soldiers who fell in the area. Today the village lives from farming, vineyards and small businesses, with many families working in Treviso, Montebelluna or the industrial areas of nearby towns, all reached by car. Houses are mostly detached or terraced, with a few old farmhouses on the edge of the woods.
At the end of 2023 there were 5,115 residents, down 0.6% on 2011. Over-65s make up 21.5%, against 23.8% for the province, and the average age is 45.1. Foreign residents account for 7.5%.
Earthquake hazard needs to be considered. Giavera is in seismic zone 2 on the Civil Protection scale, like 72 municipalities in the province of Treviso, and expected ground acceleration is about 0.209 g. If you are buying a house from the 1970s or earlier, ask whether structural work has been carried out; for new buildings, ask for the earthquake-resistant design.
If you plan to build or extend near the hill, the karst matters: hollows and sinkholes underground may call for a geological survey before work starts. The report checks the official landslide and flood maps for the address, and finds the plot on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps.
Key points
- Southern side of the Montello, a karst hill of caves and sinkholes.
- Over-65s at 21.5%, against 23.8% in the province.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.209 g.
- Near the hill: a geological survey before building.
Overview
Giavera del Montello is a municipality in the province of Treviso, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 5,115 residents, ranked 61 of 94 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Giavera 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 0.209 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Giavera 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 45 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Giavera del Montello declared an average taxable income of 24,386 euros, below the provincial average (26,083 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Giavera del Montello is in climate zone E, with 2,468 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 78 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Giavera del Montello has 6 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 2 sports facilities and 1 green area.
There are 0.8 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more 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 15.5% of the land in Giavera 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
Giavera 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 no open contaminated sites in Giavera del Montello; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Giavera 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 Giavera 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 59 inhabited census areas in Giavera del Montello. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.3%
- fair 72.6%
- good 27.1%
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 026032. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.