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Montecchio Precalcino: 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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Montecchio Precalcino, Villa Forni Cerato and the upper Vicenza plain

UNESCO's list of Palladian villas includes Villa Forni Cerato, in Montecchio Precalcino. The municipality lies on the plain in the northern part of the province of Vicenza, between Vicenza and Thiene, where the land just begins to rise towards the hills and the Pre-Alps close off the horizon to the north.

It is a place of scattered houses, small businesses and farmland, typical of this part of the Veneto, where workshops and factories spread into every village. Vicenza is about half an hour away by car and the Valdastico motorway passes nearby. Buyers will find mostly detached and semi-detached houses with gardens, terraced houses and the odd rural building to restore; flats in apartment blocks are less common than in town.

There were 4,916 residents in 2023, down 1.4% on 2011, a small change. The average age is 45.8, practically the same as in the province of Vicenza (45.9), and people over 65 make up 22.7%. Foreign residents account for 4.2%, fewer than in many nearby municipalities. Declared incomes are in line with the provincial average.

The strip at the foot of the Vicenza Pre-Alps has seismicity that should not be ignored. Montecchio Precalcino is in zone 2, like 78 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.165 g. For a rural building or a 1960s house, plan for a structural check and possibly a strengthening project.

Streams coming down from the Pre-Alps and a dense network of irrigation channels cross the plain, and in heavy rain some low-lying areas flood. The report checks flood and landslide risk at the address and uses the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Villa Forni Cerato, a UNESCO-listed Palladian villa.
  • 4,916 residents, down 1.4% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, acceleration about 0.165 g.
  • Detached houses and rural buildings rather than flats.

Overview

Montecchio Precalcino is a municipality in the province of Vicenza, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 4,916 residents, ranked 54 of 112 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montecchio Precalcino 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 0.165 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Montecchio Precalcino, 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 1.4%. 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 4.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montecchio Precalcino declared an average taxable income of 25,923 euros, in line with the province (26,150 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Montecchio Precalcino is in climate zone E, with 2,485 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 84 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Montecchio Precalcino has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 2 healthcare facilities and 1 sports facility.

There are 0.2 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.4).

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 21.9% of the land in Montecchio Precalcino, 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

Montecchio Precalcino 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 Montecchio Precalcino; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Montecchio Precalcino: 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 Montecchio Precalcino 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 44 inhabited census areas in Montecchio Precalcino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 53 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 9.8%
  • fair 68.4%
  • good 21.8%

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 024062. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.