Roana: 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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Roana, villages of the Asiago plateau above the Val d'Assa
Roana is one of the Seven Municipalities (Sette Comuni) of the Asiago plateau, and it is really a cluster of villages: besides the main one there are Canove, Camporovere, Cesuna, Mezzaselva and Treschè Conca, all at around a thousand metres, looking over the Val d'Assa gorge or the plateau meadows. This is Cimbrian country, named after the Germanic language spoken here for centuries, and the area was a battlefield between 1915 and 1918.
A good part of the market is second homes, flats and chalets used in summer and on winter weekends. It shows in the numbers too: cafés and restaurants come to 9.63 per 1,000 residents, well above the provincial average (4.54). The municipality is in climate zone F, so anyone planning to live here all year should weigh heating, insulation, snow load on the roof and winter access. In holiday apartment blocks, read the service charges and building rules carefully.
In 2023 there were 4,152 residents, down 3.8% since 2011. The average age is 47.3, higher than the province of Vicenza (45.9), and households are small, with 2.01 people on average. Foreign residents make up 2.9%.
Roana is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, like 78 other municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.140 g. For houses built during the tourist boom, ask for the structural design and for details of work on roofs and balconies, which take the brunt of snow and frost.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published. Along the edges of the Val d'Assa and on the slopes, the report checks the landslide maps for the chosen address.
Key points
- Main village and hamlets on the plateau, at around 1,000 metres.
- Many second homes: 9.63 cafés and restaurants per 1,000 residents.
- 4,152 residents, down 3.8% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.140 g.
Overview
Roana is a municipality in the province of Vicenza, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 4,152 residents, ranked 60 of 112 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Roana 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 0.140 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Roana, 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 3.8%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 2.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.0 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Roana declared an average taxable income of 23,351 euros, below the provincial average (26,150 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Roana is in climate zone F, with 4,163 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 1,001 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Roana has 7 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 3 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
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 4.1% of the land in Roana, compared with 12.6% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 4.2 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Roana 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 high. 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 Roana.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Roana: 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 Roana 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 41 inhabited census areas in Roana. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 50 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 43.4%
- fair 56.6%
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 024085. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.