Pojana Maggiore: 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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For example: Via Cagnano 1, Pojana Maggiore.
Pojana Maggiore, Palladio's villa in the southern Vicenza plain
The villa Andrea Palladio designed for the Pojana family puts this small town in the southern part of the province of Vicenza on the Unesco World Heritage list, together with the other Palladian villas of the Veneto. Around it lies the farmland south of the Berici Hills, low and flat, divided by drainage channels from land reclamation.
The town is the size of a rural centre: the main village with its square and services, a few hamlets and many houses scattered among the fields. Vicenza, Padua and Verona are all within an hour's drive, and the choice of address mostly depends on how close you want to be to the centre and the schools. Average declared incomes are below the provincial average.
In 2023 there were 4,251 residents, down 4.7% since 2011. The average age of 45.5 is in line with the province (45.9), over-65s make up 23.2% and foreign residents 8.4%. Households have 2.49 members on average. For a small town, there is a fair number of school sites: 5, or 1.18 per 1,000 residents against 0.82 across the province.
The province of Vicenza has 79 municipalities in seismic zone 2 and 33 in zone 3, including Pojana Maggiore (the zones are set by Italy's Civil Protection Department). Here the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.089 g, a low value. On alluvial ground it is still worth asking how an older house was founded and looking for cracks or subsidence in the walls.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published, and the report finds the plot from the address. On the low plain, flood hazard changes a great deal depending on how close a house is to the channels, so it is checked address by address.
Key points
- Palladio's Villa Pojana, a Unesco World Heritage site.
- 4,251 residents, down 4.7% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3, expected ground acceleration about 0.089 g.
- Reclaimed farmland: check drainage channels for each address.
Overview
Pojana Maggiore is a municipality in the province of Vicenza, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 4,251 residents, ranked 59 of 112 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pojana Maggiore 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 0.089 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 4.7%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pojana Maggiore declared an average taxable income of 23,887 euros, below the provincial average (26,150 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Pojana Maggiore is in climate zone E, with 2,451 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 14 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pojana Maggiore has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 1 healthcare facility.
There are 0.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).
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 10.8% of the land in Pojana Maggiore, 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
Pojana Maggiore 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 contaminated sites in Pojana Maggiore.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pojana Maggiore: 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 Pojana Maggiore 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 28 inhabited census areas in Pojana Maggiore. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 64.5%
- good 35.5%
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
- 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 024079. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.