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Posina: 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 Munari 1, Posina.

Posina, the valley below the Pasubio on the Trentino border

The Val Posina is an enclosed green valley in the upper Vicenza area, at the foot of the Pasubio massif, climbing to the border with Trentino. The municipality covers most of it, with the village on the valley floor along the Posina stream and many small hamlets, known locally as contrade, scattered over the slopes and linked by narrow roads. These mountains bear the marks of the First World War, with paths, trenches and military roads that now draw walkers.

Buying here means choosing real mountains, with climate zone F winters and services some way off: for work, secondary schools and hospital care people go down towards Arsiero, Schio and Thiene. Houses are mostly stone buildings in the contrade, plus newer homes on the valley floor. Insulation, roof and heating weigh on running costs, and in the upper hamlets winter access needs checking.

In 2023 there were 563 residents, just 14 fewer than in 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The estimated average age is 49.8, against 45.9 in the province of Vicenza, and over-65s make up 29.8%. Foreign residents account for 9.8%. Average declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Posina is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, like 79 of the 112 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.147 g. For a stone house, have walls, floors and roof checked by a surveyor or engineer.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published and the report finds the land parcel from the address. In a narrow valley, close to the stream and below steep slopes, floods and landslides are read hamlet by hamlet on the official maps.

Key points

  • Val Posina, at the foot of the Pasubio, up to the Trentino border.
  • Scattered hamlets on the slopes and stone houses.
  • Over-65s at 29.8%, estimated average age 49.8.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.147 g.

Overview

Posina is a municipality in the province of Vicenza, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 563 residents, among the smallest in the province (109 of 112).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Posina 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 0.147 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Posina, 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 2.4%. The estimated average age is 50 years, higher than the province average (46). 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 9.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Posina declared an average taxable income of 20,688 euros, below the provincial average (26,150 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Posina is in climate zone F, with 3,159 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 554 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Posina has 1 school and 1 pharmacy.

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 1.7% of the land in Posina, 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

Posina 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 contaminated sites in Posina.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Posina: 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 Posina 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 26 inhabited census areas in Posina. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.4%
  • fair 98.6%

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 024080. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.