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Montebelluna: 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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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 San Gaetano 8, Montebelluna.

Montebelluna, ski boots at the foot of the Montello

Montebelluna is the town of ski boots. The sports footwear district grew up here and in the surrounding villages, from ski boots to mountain shoes, and the town even has a museum devoted to the boot. The centre lies on the upper Treviso plain at the foot of the Montello, a long wooded hill that separates it from the river Piave, with Monte Grappa in the background.

For the villages nearby Montebelluna is the local centre, with a hospital, secondary schools and shops. The station is on the rail lines to Treviso, to Castelfranco and Padua, and to Belluno, which matters for anyone working elsewhere. Housing ranges from buildings in the centre and along the avenues to estates of detached houses and blocks built as industry grew, and scattered houses towards the Montello and the outlying villages. It is in climate zone E, with cold, damp winters, so heating, insulation and the energy rating weigh on monthly bills.

There were 31,309 residents in 2023, up 1.8% since 2011. Montebelluna holds 3.6% of the population of the province of Treviso, which has 94 municipalities. The estimated average age is 45.6, almost the same as the provincial 46.0, and over-65s make up 23.2%. Foreign nationals are 12.1%, many of whom came to work for local firms. Average incomes are slightly above the provincial figure.

The Venetian foothills are one of the most seismically active parts of northern Italy. Montebelluna is in zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, like 72 municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.212 g, high for the Veneto. For a building from the years before the area was classed as seismic, ask about any strengthening work and the structural reports.

The land registry is published by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate), so the report finds the plot from the address and then checks flood and landslide hazard on the official maps for that spot.

Key points

  • Home of the ski boot and sports footwear district.
  • Station on the lines to Treviso, Padua and Belluno.
  • Population up 1.8% since 2011, foreign nationals 12.1%.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.212 g.

Overview

Montebelluna is a municipality in the province of Treviso, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 31,309 residents, among the most populous in the province (4 of 94).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montebelluna 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 0.212 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Montebelluna, 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 grown by 1.8%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 12.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montebelluna declared an average taxable income of 26,618 euros, in line with the province (26,083 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Montebelluna is in climate zone E, with 2,404 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 109 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Montebelluna has 33 schools and 9 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 17 grocery shops and supermarkets, 29 healthcare facilities, 36 sports facilities and 4 parks and green areas.

There are 0.9 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more 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 23.4% of the land in Montebelluna, compared with 16.6% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 5.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Montebelluna 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 4 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Montebelluna, and 6 more have been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Montebelluna: 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 Montebelluna 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 244 inhabited census areas in Montebelluna. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.2%
  • fair 61.4%
  • good 36.4%

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 026046. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.