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Monteviale: 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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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 Costigiola 1, Monteviale.

Monteviale, the hills on Vicenza's doorstep

The first hills north west of Vicenza are home to Monteviale, a residential municipality right next to the city. Life here is spread among detached houses, small rural courtyards and vineyards, with central Vicenza about a quarter of an hour away by car. In the hamlet of Biron stands Villa Loschi Zileri Dal Verme, one of the best known Venetian villas in the area.

The character of the place is clear: few businesses, many homes, and families who work in Vicenza or in the nearby industrial belt. Buyers find detached houses with gardens, often built from the 1970s onwards, and some restored rural homes. On the hills, check slope and landslide maps; on the flat, flood maps. The report looks at both for the individual address.

There are 2,791 residents (2023), up 7.3% since 2011, and declared incomes are well above the provincial average. The average age is 46.2 (45.9 in the province), people over 65 make up 21.5% and foreign residents just 3.0%.

On earthquakes, Monteviale is in seismic zone 2, like 78 other municipalities in the Vicenza area, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.155 g. For a house from the 1970s or 1980s, ask for the structural drawings and check whether any strengthening work has been done, perhaps with the building tax incentives of recent years.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the report goes from the address to the parcel and links constraints and services to it.

Key points

  • Hills north west of Vicenza, a quarter of an hour from the city
  • Villa Loschi Zileri Dal Verme in the hamlet of Biron
  • 2,791 residents, up 7.3% since 2011
  • Seismic zone 2, acceleration 0.155 g

Overview

Monteviale is a municipality in the province of Vicenza, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 2,791 residents, ranked 80 of 112 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Monteviale 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 0.155 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Monteviale, 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 7.3%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 3.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Monteviale declared an average taxable income of 31,204 euros, above the provincial average (26,150 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Monteviale is in climate zone E, with 2,497 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 157 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Monteviale has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 2 healthcare facilities and 4 sports facilities.

There are 1.1 schools per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.8).

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 13.7% of the land in Monteviale, 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

Monteviale 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 contaminated sites in Monteviale.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Monteviale: 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 Monteviale 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 28 inhabited census areas in Monteviale. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 97.4%
  • good 2.6%

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 024066. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.