Recoaro Terme: 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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Recoaro Terme, mineral springs below the Piccole Dolomiti
At the head of the Agno valley, where the road up from Valdagno runs into the Piccole Dolomiti mountains, Recoaro Terme grew up around its mineral water springs. Spa tourism left behind hotels, villas and the spring complex itself; higher up, Recoaro Mille is the small resort for skiing and summer walks.
The municipality is spread out. Besides the centre there are many hamlets (contrade) on the slopes, linked by narrow, steep roads, and a fair number of houses are holiday homes or stand empty. For work and larger services people go down to Valdagno and on towards Vicenza. The town hall is at around 450 metres, but the hamlets climb much higher, and in winter (climate zone E) snow and cold push up running costs. Declared incomes are below the provincial average, and house prices reflect a valley that is losing people.
In 2023 there were 5,891 residents, 12.9% fewer than in 2011: a sharp drop of 873 people. The average age is 50.0, against 45.9 for the province, and over-65s account for 30.0%. Foreign residents are few, at 3.0%. The tourist trade shows in the number of bars and restaurants: 6.45 per 1,000 residents, against 4.54 in the province.
In the province of Vicenza, 79 municipalities are in seismic zone 2 and 33 in zone 3, on the scale used by the Protezione Civile (Italy's Civil Protection Department). Recoaro is in zone 2, with expected acceleration of about 0.161 g, a high figure for northern Italy. For a stone building in one of the hamlets, or an old hotel converted into flats, ask for a structural survey before you sign.
The mountainsides are steep and the streams come down fast. Landslide and flood hazard need to be read address by address, and the report does this starting from the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, published for the whole municipality.
Key points
- Spa town at the head of the Agno valley, below the Piccole Dolomiti.
- 5,891 residents, down 12.9% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.161 g.
- Hillside hamlets: check slope and landslide hazard house by house.
Overview
Recoaro Terme is a municipality in the province of Vicenza, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 5,891 residents, ranked 48 of 112 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Recoaro Terme 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 0.161 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Recoaro Terme, 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 12.9%. 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 3.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Recoaro Terme declared an average taxable income of 22,406 euros, below the provincial average (26,150 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Recoaro Terme is in climate zone E, with 2,879 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 450 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Recoaro Terme has 7 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 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 4.4% of the land in Recoaro Terme, 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
Recoaro Terme 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 Recoaro Terme.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Recoaro Terme: 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 Recoaro Terme 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 96 inhabited census areas in Recoaro Terme. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 6.5%
- fair 66.4%
- good 27.1%
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 024084. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.