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Solagna: 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 Quattro Novembre 1, Solagna.

Solagna, in the Brenta gorge below Monte Grappa

Heading up the Brenta from Bassano del Grappa towards the Valsugana, the valley narrows into the stretch known as the Canale di Brenta. Solagna is one of the first villages you reach, squeezed between the river and the slopes of Monte Grappa, with its centre on the valley floor and a few scattered hamlets higher up.

Bassano is close, and for residents it is the everyday reference for work, secondary schools, the hospital and shops. The village has family houses, a few blocks of flats and old stone houses in the hamlets. Flat land is scarce between river and mountain, so for buyers winter sunlight, access and closeness to the Brenta all matter. Average incomes are below the province of Vicenza.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 1,806 residents in 2023, 4.7% fewer than in 2011. The average age is 46.1, close to the provincial 45.9, and over-65s make up 23.4%. Households have 2.34 members on average and foreign residents account for 5.8%.

Solagna is in seismic zone 2, like 78 other municipalities in the Vicenza area, with an expected acceleration of 0.176 g. In older houses, have walls, floors and roof assessed by a professional. In a narrow valley, the report also reads the official flood maps along the Brenta and the landslide maps for the slopes at the exact address.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report traces the address back to the land parcel.

Key points

  • Village in the Brenta gorge, north of Bassano, below Monte Grappa.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.176 g.
  • Population down 4.7% since 2011.
  • Narrow valley: check flood areas along the Brenta and the slopes.

Overview

Solagna is a municipality in the province of Vicenza, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 1,806 residents, ranked 91 of 112 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Solagna 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 0.176 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Solagna, 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 4.7%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Solagna declared an average taxable income of 23,364 euros, below the provincial average (26,150 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Solagna is in climate zone E, with 2,476 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 131 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Solagna has 3 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 5.4% of the land in Solagna, 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

Solagna 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 Solagna.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Solagna: 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 Solagna 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 20 inhabited census areas in Solagna. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 4.1%
  • fair 83.0%
  • good 12.9%

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 024101. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.