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Monfumo: 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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For example: Via Longon 1, Monfumo.

Monfumo, the Asolo hills below Monte Grappa

Monfumo is a municipality made up entirely of hills, in the Asolo area, the band of land between the Treviso plain and the Monte Grappa massif. The village and its hamlets sit among farmed knolls, woods and vineyards, linked by narrow roads that rise and fall. Asolo is close by; Montebelluna and Castelfranco Veneto are the towns people use for work and services, while Treviso is further away.

The figure that matters most here is earthquake risk. The province of Treviso has 4 municipalities in seismic zone 1, 72 in zone 2 and 18 in zone 3 (the national classification run by the Civil Protection department). Monfumo is in zone 2, but the expected ground acceleration in the village is 0.217 g, a high value. For an old farmhouse or stone rustico, ask whether any seismic strengthening has been done and what paperwork backs it up; for newer houses, ask the year of the structural design.

The population is older than the Treviso average: an average age of 48.8 against 46.0, and over-65s at 29.2% against 23.8% in the province. There were 1,296 residents in 2023, 10.1% fewer than in 2011, and foreign residents are few, 2.4%. Declared incomes are also below the provincial average.

The market offers scattered houses, rustic buildings to restore and village homes, nearly always with some land. On the hills, aspect, access on icy days (this is climate zone E) and the slope of the plot all count: a steep garden or a retaining wall brings upkeep costs you should allow for.

Using the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, the report goes from the address to the land parcel and checks it against the official landslide maps, which on slopes need reading house by house.

Key points

  • Asolo hills, between the Treviso plain and Monte Grappa.
  • Seismic zone 2 with a high expected acceleration, 0.217 g.
  • Over-65s at 29.2%, against 23.8% in the province.
  • Scattered houses and rustic buildings with land, often on slopes.

Overview

Monfumo is a municipality in the province of Treviso, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 1,296 residents, among the smallest in the province (93 of 94).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Monfumo 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 0.217 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Monfumo, 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 10.1%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (46). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 2.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Monfumo declared an average taxable income of 23,593 euros, below the provincial average (26,083 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Monfumo is in climate zone E, with 2,641 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 227 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Monfumo has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 6.0% of the land in Monfumo, compared with 16.6% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Monfumo 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 Monfumo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Monfumo: 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 Monfumo 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 14 inhabited census areas in Monfumo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 97.6%
  • good 2.4%

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 026045. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.