Pedemonte: 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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Pedemonte, in the upper Astico valley with a land book registry
Pedemonte is a municipality in the province of Vicenza, in the upper part of the Astico valley where it meets Trentino. One feature sets it apart from other municipalities in the Veneto region and matters directly to buyers: it uses the tavolare system, a land registry of Austrian origin in which ownership and rights over property are recorded in the land book (libro fondiario).
For a purchase, this means the transfer of ownership is complete once it is entered in the land book, and it is wise to read the land book extract alongside the cadastral record. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) does not publish parcel maps for Pedemonte: a report on an address here does not show the cadastral plot and explains why, while natural hazards, services and distances work as they do elsewhere.
The valley is narrow and the village is at around 450 metres, between steep wooded slopes. In 2023 there were 666 residents, down 13.3% on the 768 of 2011. It is an older population: an average age of 51.1 against 45.9 in the province of Vicenza, and over-65s at 33.8% against 23.4%. Foreign residents are 6.0%. Average declared income is below the provincial average.
In the province of Vicenza, 79 municipalities are in seismic zone 2 and 33 in zone 3; Pedemonte is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.119 g. In an old stone house it is still worth having an engineer check the roof, the floors and how the walls are tied together.
With slopes so close to the houses, gradient and landslide hazard are the first things to check for an address, together with the distance from the stream: the report takes them from the official maps. Winters are cold, in heating zone E.
Key points
- Upper Astico valley, on the border with Trentino.
- Land book (tavolare) registry: no Revenue Agency parcel maps.
- 666 residents, down 13.3% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.119 g.
Overview
Pedemonte is a municipality in the province of Vicenza, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 666 residents, among the smallest in the province (106 of 112).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pedemonte is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 33 of 112 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.119 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.
Population
Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 13.3%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (46). 34% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 6.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pedemonte declared an average taxable income of 19,585 euros, below the provincial average (26,150 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Pedemonte is in climate zone E, with 2,973 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 446 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pedemonte has 1 school and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 green area.
The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.4 per 1,000 residents.
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 3.0% of the land in Pedemonte, 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
Pedemonte 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 no open contaminated sites in Pedemonte; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pedemonte: 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
For Pedemonte the Revenue Agency does not publish cadastral maps: the land registry here uses the tavolare (land book) system. The report cannot give a parcel reference, but it still checks risks, services and transport at the address and states this clearly.
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 14 inhabited census areas in Pedemonte. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 54 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 100.0%
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 024076. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.