Pove del Grappa: 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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Pove del Grappa, below Monte Grappa next to Bassano
Pove del Grappa is squeezed between the slopes of Monte Grappa and the river Brenta, at the mouth of the valley that leads up towards the Valsugana, just north of Bassano del Grappa. The lower part of the village, at around 160 metres, is flat and built up; above it the slope climbs steeply with terraces, woods and scattered houses.
For buyers, the closeness to Bassano is the main strength: schools, the hospital, the station and jobs are a few minutes away. The area is dense with businesses and average incomes in the village are above the Vicenza average. You find detached and semi-detached houses, flats in small blocks and a few historic stone houses. If you are looking at a house halfway up the slope, consider the gradient and winter access; near the Brenta the report checks the official flood maps for the address, and on the slopes the landslide maps.
Istat, the national statistics office, counted 3,153 residents in 2023, up 1.9% since 2011. The average age is 46.5, a little above the provincial 45.9, and foreign nationals are few, at 2.7%.
The foothill belt between Bassano and the Grappa is among the most earthquake-prone parts of Veneto. Pove is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.180 g: for a house built before the 1980s, ask a surveyor to assess the structure and check for any seismic improvement work. The climate zone is E.
Key points
- Between Monte Grappa and the Brenta, just north of Bassano.
- Up 1.9% since 2011, foreign nationals at 2.7%.
- Incomes above the Vicenza provincial average.
- Seismic zone 2, acceleration 0.180 g.
Overview
Pove del Grappa is a municipality in the province of Vicenza, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 3,153 residents, ranked 71 of 112 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pove del Grappa 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 0.180 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Pove 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 grown by 1.9%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 2.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pove del Grappa declared an average taxable income of 29,089 euros, above the provincial average (26,150 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Pove del Grappa is in climate zone E, with 2,525 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 163 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pove del Grappa has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 2 sports facilities and 1 green area.
The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 13.1% of the land in Pove del Grappa, 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
Pove 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 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Pove 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 Pove 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 Pove 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 23 inhabited census areas in Pove del Grappa. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 2.3%
- fair 59.1%
- good 38.6%
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
- 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 024081. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.