Sarego: 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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Sarego, lowland western Vicenza at the foot of the Berici hills
Sarego lies on the plain west of the Berici hills, between Lonigo and Montebello Vicentino, in the part of the province of Vicenza that borders the Verona area. Besides the main village, the municipality takes in several hamlets, including Meledo and Monticello di Fara, which grew up around churches and farm courtyards and later spread out with detached houses and small workshops. Vicenza is about twenty kilometres away.
The location suits people who work elsewhere. The Montebello Vicentino junction on the A4 motorway is a few minutes away, giving access to Vicenza, Verona and the industrial Chiampo valley, known for the tanneries of Arzignano. Local firms have been drawing workers for decades, including from abroad, and that shows in who lives here.
Sarego is younger than the provincial average. There were 6,779 residents in 2023, up 2.1% on 2011; the average age is 42.9 against 45.9, and over-65s make up 19.2%, compared with 23.4% across the province. Foreign residents account for 12.8%, and households have 2.56 members on average. Declared incomes are slightly below the Vicenza average.
On the Civil Protection department's seismic map the municipality is in zone 3, like 33 of the 112 municipalities in the province; the other 79 are in zone 2. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.133 g. For a house built before the 1980s, it is worth asking for the structural drawings and whether any work has been done since.
On the plain, near the streams coming down from the valleys, flood hazard changes from street to street, and the report checks it for the address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here, so the report can trace an address to its plot.
Key points
- Between Lonigo and Montebello, minutes from the A4.
- Average age 42.9, over-65s at 19.2%.
- Population up 2.1% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3, acceleration about 0.133 g.
Overview
Sarego is a municipality in the province of Vicenza, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 6,779 residents, ranked 37 of 112 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sarego 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 0.133 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 resident population has grown by 2.1%. The estimated average age is 43 years, lower than the province average (46). 19% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 12.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.6 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sarego declared an average taxable income of 24,419 euros, below the provincial average (26,150 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Sarego is in climate zone E, with 2,462 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 42 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sarego has 6 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 2 sports facilities.
There are 0.1 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 12.8% of the land in Sarego, 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
Sarego 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Sarego, and one more has been cleaned up or closed. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sarego: 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 Sarego 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 34 inhabited census areas in Sarego. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 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
- 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 024098. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.