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Nove: 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 Molini 1, Nove.

Nove, the ceramics town near the Brenta

Nove is a ceramics town. It lies on the plain near the river Brenta, a few kilometres south of Bassano del Grappa, and for centuries it has been home to kilns and workshops making decorative and everyday pottery; there is also a museum devoted to it. The tradition is still visible in the streets, among workshops, small factories and shops.

Bassano is the nearest town for the station, hospital and secondary schools, while Vicenza and Padua are within driving distance. The town is compact, with houses in the centre and villas and flats built in recent decades, and in some areas homes and workshops stand side by side. If you are buying next to a kiln or a workshop, ask about working hours and delivery traffic.

There were 4,888 residents in 2023, down 3.6% on 2011. The average age is 46.9, above the province of Vicenza (45.9); people over 65 make up 25.3% and foreign residents 6.4%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The area at the foot of Monte Grappa has significant seismicity. Nove is in zone 2, like 78 other municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration is about 0.172 g. For houses built before recent earthquake standards, ask for the structural paperwork and consider strengthening as part of any renovation.

The Brenta flows in a wide gravel bed and carries a lot of water when in flood, so the areas closest to the river are the ones to check. The report checks flood risk at the address and uses the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps.

Key points

  • A ceramics tradition, south of Bassano del Grappa.
  • 4,888 residents, down 3.6% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, acceleration about 0.172 g.
  • Near the Brenta: check flood risk.

Overview

Nove is a municipality in the province of Vicenza, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 4,888 residents, ranked 55 of 112 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Nove 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 0.172 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Nove, 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 3.6%. 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 6.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Nove declared an average taxable income of 22,742 euros, below the provincial average (26,150 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Nove is in climate zone E, with 2,411 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 91 metres above sea level.

Services

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

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 21.6% of the land in Nove, 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

Nove 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 Nove; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Nove: 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 Nove 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 30 inhabited census areas in Nove. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 42.5%
  • good 57.5%

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 024073. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.