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Pozzoleone: 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 Vittorio Emanuele 1, Pozzoleone.

Pozzoleone, Vicenza farmland towards the Brenta

Pozzoleone lies on the plain between Vicenza and Bassano del Grappa, not far from the river Brenta. It is a farming and residential municipality, with its main village and a few hamlets separated by cultivated fields, small business units and family houses. The landscape is typical of the upper Veneto plain: straight roads, rows of trees and scattered villas.

Most residents work elsewhere, in Vicenza, Bassano and the surrounding industrial areas, and get around by car. The housing market is mainly detached and semi-detached homes, often with a garden, plus a few recent small blocks. There is more built-up land than in the hill villages, but plenty of countryside remains.

Istat, Italy's national statistics office, counts 2,743 residents (2023), down 1.8% since 2011, so broadly stable. The average age of 45.3 is slightly below the province's 45.9; 22.1% of residents are over 65 and 6.1% are foreign nationals. Declared incomes are below the average for the province of Vicenza.

Pozzoleone is in seismic zone 2, like 79 of the 112 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.164 g. Values rise towards the pre-Alps visible on the horizon. For a house built before recent building codes, it is worth asking whether the structure has been assessed.

Near the Brenta and the irrigation channels it makes sense to look at the flood map. The report checks it for the address, along with services and distances.

Key points

  • Plain between Vicenza and Bassano, not far from the Brenta
  • 2,743 residents, broadly stable since 2011 (-1.8%)
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.164 g
  • Detached and semi-detached homes, work in Vicenza and Bassano

Overview

Pozzoleone is a municipality in the province of Vicenza, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 2,743 residents, ranked 81 of 112 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pozzoleone 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 0.164 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Pozzoleone, 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 1.8%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 6.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pozzoleone declared an average taxable income of 23,389 euros, below the provincial average (26,150 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pozzoleone is in climate zone E, with 2,400 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 56 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pozzoleone has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 1 healthcare facility.

There are 0.4 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 16.9% of the land in Pozzoleone, compared with 12.6% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Pozzoleone 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 Pozzoleone.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pozzoleone: 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 Pozzoleone 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 29 inhabited census areas in Pozzoleone. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.4%
  • fair 98.6%
  • good 1.0%

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

ISTAT code 024082. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.