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Malo: 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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Malo, Meneghello's town between Vicenza and Schio

The writer Luigi Meneghello described Malo in "Libera nos a malo", his book about growing up in the town and about the local dialect. Today Malo is a municipality of the Alto Vicentino, on the plain that starts climbing towards the pre-Alps, halfway between Vicenza to the south and Schio to the north, with Thiene just to the east.

The area lives on small and medium-sized industry, and many families work in the firms along the foothills between Schio, Thiene and Vicenza. The town has spread out around its centre with detached and terraced houses and industrial units; to the west the first hills begin, with scattered houses and hamlets reached by narrow roads. If you are looking in the hills, check access, the slope of the land and the retaining walls.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 14,723 residents in 2023, up 0.6% on 2011, so the population is essentially stable. The estimated average age is 45.0, slightly below the provincial average, over-65s make up 21.4% and foreign residents 7.2%. Households average 2.38 people. Several services are below the provincial average: 0.14 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents against 0.63, and for hospital care people go to Santorso or Vicenza.

The province of Vicenza is split between two seismic zones: 79 municipalities towards the mountains are in zone 2 and 33 in zone 3. Malo is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.164 g. For a house built before current standards, ask whether there is a structural assessment and whether strengthening work has been done, perhaps using the government building bonuses.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report identifies the land parcel from the address. On the plain, closeness to the streams coming down from the hills matters; on the slopes, landslide hazard does. The report checks both on the official maps.

Key points

  • Alto Vicentino between Vicenza and Schio, Luigi Meneghello's home town.
  • 14,723 residents in 2023, population stable since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.164 g.
  • 0.14 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, below average.

Overview

Malo is a municipality in the province of Vicenza, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 14,723 residents, among the most populous in the province (10 of 112).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Malo 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 0.164 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Malo, 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. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Malo declared an average taxable income of 25,855 euros, in line with the province (26,150 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Malo is in climate zone E, with 2,378 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 116 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Malo has 9 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities and 12 sports facilities.

There are 0.1 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).

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 19.9% of the land in Malo, compared with 12.6% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.2 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Malo 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 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 Malo; 4 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Malo: 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 Malo 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 Malo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.3%
  • fair 64.8%
  • good 32.9%

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 024055. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.