Pieve del Grappa: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Treviso, Veneto. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Pieve del Grappa, Crespano and Paderno below Monte Grappa
Pieve del Grappa is a recent municipality: it was created in 2019 by merging Crespano del Grappa and Paderno del Grappa, two villages in the foothills of the Treviso area at the foot of the Grappa massif. The land runs from the plain up the first slopes of the mountain, between Bassano del Grappa to the west and Asolo to the south-east.
House hunters find two different settings. The centres of the two villages have older houses, shops and services; higher up towards the mountain there are villas and rustic stone houses with views, but also steep roads and colder winters. For work, in Bassano or in the industrial zones on the plain, people nearly always drive.
There were 6,657 residents at the end of 2023 according to Istat, the national statistics office; compared with 2011, adding together the two municipalities of the time, that is a fall of 3.3%. The estimated average age of 45.7 and the share of over-65s, 23.8%, are in line with the province of Treviso. Foreign residents make up 10.4%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
The belt at the foot of the Venetian Pre-Alps is one of the most earthquake-prone parts of the Veneto. Pieve del Grappa is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, like 72 municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.201 g, high for northern Italy. Anyone buying an old house or a rustic property should ask for the structural design, any seismic upgrade work and the related permits.
Valleys and streams run down from the Grappa and after heavy rain can carry water and debris towards the villages, so landslide and flood hazard are checked for the address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published and the report finds the plot.
Key points
- Created in 2019 from Crespano and Paderno del Grappa.
- Foothills between Bassano del Grappa and Asolo.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.201 g.
- Foreign residents at 10.4%, over-65s at 23.8%.
Overview
Pieve del Grappa is a municipality in the province of Treviso, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 6,657 residents, ranked 48 of 94 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pieve del Grappa is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (72 of 94) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.201 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Pieve del Grappa, 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 3.3%. 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 10.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pieve del Grappa declared an average taxable income of 22,857 euros, below the provincial average (26,083 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Pieve del Grappa is in climate zone E, with 2,818 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 300 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pieve del Grappa has 10 schools. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 5 healthcare facilities, 4 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
The data shows no pharmacies within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.3 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 8.0% of the land in Pieve del Grappa, compared with 16.6% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.8 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Pieve del Grappa 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 low. 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 Pieve del Grappa. 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 Pieve del Grappa: 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 Pieve del Grappa 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 71 inhabited census areas in Pieve del Grappa. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 63.0%
- good 37.0%
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 026096. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.