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Rotzo: 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 Albaredo 1, Rotzo.

Rotzo, on the Asiago plateau above the Astico valley

Rotzo is one of the Seven Municipalities (Sette Comuni) of the Asiago plateau in the Veneto, the one on the western edge, looking over the Astico valley. The village is at around 940 metres, among meadows, fir woods and scattered hamlets, and like the rest of the plateau it keeps traces of the Cimbrian tradition, the German-speaking community that once lived in these mountains. In the hamlet of Castelletto you can visit the Bostel, an archaeological site with the remains of an Iron Age village.

For a buyer, Rotzo is a true mountain choice. The climate zone is F, with long winters and snow: insulation, roof and heating are the first things to look at. Asiago is the main town for services, while the plain around Vicenza is a drive down off the plateau. Part of the housing is used as second homes.

The population has hardly changed. In 2023 Istat, the national statistics institute, counted 634 residents, down 0.6% on 2011. The average age is 46.6 against 45.9 in the province of Vicenza, and over-65s make up 28.1%. Average declared income is below the provincial level.

The province of Vicenza has municipalities in zones 2 and 3 of the Civil Protection (Protezione Civile) seismic classification; Rotzo is in zone 3, like 32 others, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.134 g. In traditional stone houses, checking the roof and timber floors comes before any finishing work.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps for the municipality. On the edge of the plateau, where the slopes drop to the valley, the report reads elevation, gradient and landslide hazard for the individual address.

Key points

  • One of the Seven Municipalities of the Asiago plateau.
  • Castelletto has the Bostel, an Iron Age village site.
  • 634 residents, almost the same as in 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.134 g.

Overview

Rotzo is a municipality in the province of Vicenza, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 634 residents, among the smallest in the province (108 of 112).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Rotzo is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 33 of 112 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.134 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 0.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Rotzo declared an average taxable income of 22,435 euros, below the provincial average (26,150 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Rotzo is in climate zone F, with 4,281 heating degree days, with no limits on when heating may be used. The same table puts the town hall at 939 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Rotzo has 2 schools 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 1.8% of the land in Rotzo, 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

Rotzo 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 low. 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 Rotzo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Rotzo: 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 Rotzo 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 5 inhabited census areas in Rotzo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 100.0%

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 024089. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.