Monticello Conte Otto: 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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Monticello Conte Otto, Cavazzale and the plain north of Vicenza
Coming from Vicenza you barely notice the boundary. Monticello Conte Otto begins just north-east of the city and in many ways works as its residential overflow. The municipality is made up of the main village and the hamlets of Cavazzale and Vigardolo, on a plain about forty metres above sea level, crossed by streams and rivers running down from the Alpine foothills towards Vicenza.
Most homes are detached houses and small blocks of flats with gardens, built from the 1960s onwards by families who wanted to live outside the city while staying a quarter of an hour from the centre. That generation is now elderly, so many of the houses coming onto the market need updating, with original heating, wiring and insulation. Factor the cost of the work into your offer and get a quote before you make one.
The figures back this up. At the end of 2023 there were 9,078 residents, down 0.9% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The estimated average age is 47.1 against 45.9 for the province, and 25.4% of residents are over 65 (province: 23.4%). Foreign residents are few, at 5.8%, and declared incomes are a little above the Vicenza average.
Earthquake hazard is not negligible. The municipality is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, like 79 of the 112 municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.157 g. In a house from the 1960s or 1970s, have a surveyor look at the structure as well as the roof and boiler.
On the low ground next to the city, water is the other thing to check, since rivers and ditches run close to the houses. The report reads the official flood maps for the address and uses the cadastral maps published by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) to find the plot.
Key points
- Plain just north-east of Vicenza, with Cavazzale and Vigardolo.
- 25.4% of residents over 65, more than the province (23.4%).
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.157 g.
- Many 1960s and 1970s houses that need updating.
Overview
Monticello Conte Otto is a municipality in the province of Vicenza, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 9,078 residents, ranked 26 of 112 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Monticello Conte Otto 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 0.157 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Monticello Conte Otto, 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 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Monticello Conte Otto declared an average taxable income of 26,852 euros, in line with the province (26,150 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Monticello Conte Otto is in climate zone E, with 2,376 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 42 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Monticello Conte Otto has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 7 healthcare facilities and 6 sports facilities.
There are 0.6 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer 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 24.8% of the land in Monticello Conte Otto, 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
Monticello Conte Otto 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Monticello Conte Otto, and 3 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 Monticello Conte Otto: 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 Monticello Conte Otto 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 69 inhabited census areas in Monticello Conte Otto. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 4.1%
- fair 85.2%
- good 10.7%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Veneto, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2025.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 024067. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.