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Salcedo: 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 Garibaldi 1, Salcedo.

Salcedo, Alto Vicentino hills below the Asiago plateau

On the first slopes rising from the plain towards the Asiago plateau, at around 400 metres, lies Salcedo, a small hill municipality in the upper Vicenza area. The landscape is meadows, woods and scattered hamlets (contrade), with the Vicenza plain and its industrial towns a short drive away.

Firms, secondary schools and services are in the towns along the foot of the hills, a short drive away. Homes are mostly detached and semi-detached houses with gardens, renovated hamlet houses and a few rustic buildings to restore. Average declared income is below that of the province of Vicenza. The climate zone is E.

Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 1,014 residents in 2023, just 2.3% fewer than in 2011. The average age is 46.9, close to the 45.9 of the province, and over-65s make up 24.7%. Households have 2.40 members on average and foreign residents account for 2.3%.

The province of Vicenza has municipalities in seismic zones 2 and 3. Salcedo is in zone 2, like 78 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of 0.164 g. For a hamlet house to restore, include seismic strengthening in the budget: done together with the renovation, it costs less than doing it later.

Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published and the report finds the land parcel from the address. On the slopes it checks gradient and the official landslide maps for the exact spot, and along the valleys the flood maps.

Key points

  • Alto Vicentino hills at the foot of the Asiago plateau.
  • Population almost stable, 2.3% lower than in 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.164 g.
  • Households of 2.40 on average, houses with gardens.

Overview

Salcedo is a municipality in the province of Vicenza, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 1,014 residents, among the smallest in the province (103 of 112).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Salcedo 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 Salcedo, 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 2.3%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 2.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Salcedo declared an average taxable income of 22,984 euros, below the provincial average (26,150 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Salcedo is in climate zone E, with 2,579 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 398 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Salcedo has 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop.

The data shows no schools within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.8 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 8.0% of the land in Salcedo, 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

Salcedo 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 Salcedo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Salcedo: 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 Salcedo 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 19 inhabited census areas in Salcedo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 61.2%
  • good 38.8%

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 024090. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.