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Pianezze: 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 Tenente B. Lorenzon 1, Pianezze.

Pianezze, the first Vicenza hills near Marostica

Pianezze is a small municipality in the foothills north of Vicenza, on the first hills near Marostica, where the Veneto plain meets the slopes rising towards the Asiago plateau. The land is a mix of meadows, vineyards, cherry trees and scattered houses, with a compact centre and residential areas that have grown in recent decades.

The area is full of small and medium-sized firms, and many residents work in nearby foothill towns or as far as Bassano and Vicenza. Buyers will mostly find detached and semi-detached houses and hillside homes with gardens; look at sun exposure, the slope of the plot and the access road, which is often narrow. Without a car you will not get far.

The population is growing: Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,194 residents in 2023, up 6.5% since 2011. The average age is 46.1, practically the same as 45.9 for the province, and over-65s make up 23.7%. Foreign nationals account for 3.3%. Declared incomes are in line with the Vicenza average.

Pianezze is in seismic zone 2, like 78 other municipalities in the province of Vicenza, with expected ground acceleration of 0.169 g. For a house built before 2000, ask whether the structure has been assessed and, if you are renovating, consider seismic improvement work at the same time.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps: the report finds the land parcel from the address and checks the official landslide and flood maps at that spot.

Key points

  • First foothills north of Vicenza, close to Marostica.
  • Population up 6.5% since 2011.
  • Average age 46.1, the same as the province.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.169 g.

Overview

Pianezze is a municipality in the province of Vicenza, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 2,194 residents, ranked 87 of 112 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pianezze 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 0.169 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Pianezze, 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 6.5%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 3.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pianezze declared an average taxable income of 25,719 euros, in line with the province (26,150 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pianezze is in climate zone E, with 2,528 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 176 metres above sea level.

Services

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

There are 0.5 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.3).

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 21.8% of the land in Pianezze, compared with 12.6% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.1 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Pianezze 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 Pianezze; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pianezze: 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 Pianezze 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 Pianezze. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 8.3%
  • fair 91.7%

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

ISTAT code 024077. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.