Sernaglia della Battaglia: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Treviso, Veneto. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Sernaglia della Battaglia, on the left bank of the Piave
The name tells part of the story. Sernaglia lies on the left bank of the river Piave, and "della Battaglia" (of the battle) recalls the First World War, when in autumn 1918 the Italian army crossed the river along this stretch. Today the municipality belongs to the Quartier del Piave, a band of plain and low hills closed to the north by the Prosecco hills of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene.
Besides the main village there are the hamlets of Falzè di Piave and Fontigo, closer to the river, and Villanova. Everyday shopping and services revolve around Pieve di Soligo, while jobs are more often in Conegliano, Montebelluna or Treviso. There are few services inside the municipality, so anyone moving from a city should expect to drive for almost everything.
Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 6,077 residents in 2023, down 3.9% on 2011. Average age is 45.7, in line with the province (46.0); 24.0% are over 65 and 9.6% are foreign nationals. Declared incomes are slightly below the Treviso average.
Earthquakes deserve the closest look. Sernaglia is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection Department classification, like 71 other municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.237 g, a high figure: the foothills between the Piave and the Livenza are among the most seismic areas in northern Italy. For a house built before the 1980s, ask whether any structural work has been done; for a recent renovation, ask to see the permits and the engineer's design.
Near the Piave, water is the other issue. The gravel beds of the river and the low ground around Falzè and Fontigo should be checked against the official flood maps, which the report reads for each address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the municipality.
Key points
- Left bank of the Piave, below the Prosecco hills.
- Seismic zone 2, expected ground acceleration about 0.237 g.
- 6,077 residents in 2023, down 3.9% since 2011.
- Falzè and Fontigo lie near the river: check flood maps.
Overview
Sernaglia della Battaglia is a municipality in the province of Treviso, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 6,077 residents, ranked 52 of 94 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sernaglia della Battaglia is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (72 of 94) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.237 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Sernaglia della Battaglia, 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 3.9%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 9.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sernaglia della Battaglia declared an average taxable income of 23,877 euros, below the provincial average (26,083 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Sernaglia della Battaglia is in climate zone E, with 2,416 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 117 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sernaglia della Battaglia has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility, 3 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 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 17.4% of the land in Sernaglia della Battaglia, compared with 16.6% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
Radon and contaminated sites
Sernaglia della Battaglia 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 Sernaglia della Battaglia, 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 Sernaglia della Battaglia: 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 Sernaglia della Battaglia 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 31 inhabited census areas in Sernaglia della Battaglia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 3.9%
- fair 96.1%
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 026080. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.