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Sovizzo: 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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For example: Via Roma 1, Sovizzo.

Sovizzo, family homes and hills on Vicenza's doorstep

From Sovizzo to Vicenza is about ten minutes by car, and that explains much of the town. It is a residential municipality on the western side of the city, where the plain meets the first hills, with the Vicenza West industrial area and Montecchio Maggiore, known for its castles, a short distance away. People who work in the city and want a house with a garden often consider it.

The town has a compact centre and a few hamlets, with estates of detached houses built over recent decades. On the hills there are scattered houses and villas with views, where gradient and access need careful thought. There are no stations; the nearest is in Vicenza, and the Vicenza Ovest junction of the Milan to Venice motorway is close by.

The figures confirm a place for families. In 2023 there were 8,272 residents, up 4.9% on 2011, and the estimated average age of 44.7 is lower than the provincial 45.9. Over-65s make up 21.1% and foreign residents 4.4%. Average incomes are well above the provincial figure, which shows in house prices.

Sovizzo is in seismic zone 2, like 79 municipalities around Vicenza, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.153 g. In detached houses built before current standards, ask whether the structure has been assessed, and include seismic strengthening in any renovation.

The land registry is the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) one, and the report reaches the plot. Between the hills and a plain crossed by minor watercourses, landslides and flooding are checked for the individual address on the official maps.

Key points

  • Residential town about ten minutes from Vicenza.
  • Population up 4.9% since 2011; average age 44.7.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected ground acceleration about 0.153 g.
  • On the hills, weigh up gradient and access house by house.

Overview

Sovizzo is a municipality in the province of Vicenza, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 8,272 residents, ranked 30 of 112 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sovizzo 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 0.153 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Sovizzo, 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 grown by 4.9%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sovizzo declared an average taxable income of 29,371 euros, above the provincial average (26,150 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Sovizzo is in climate zone E, with 2,380 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 44 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sovizzo has 6 schools. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 7 healthcare facilities, 5 sports facilities and 1 green area.

The data shows no pharmacies within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.3 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 13.5% of the land in Sovizzo, 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

Sovizzo 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 Sovizzo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sovizzo: 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 Sovizzo 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 51 inhabited census areas in Sovizzo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 54.4%
  • good 45.6%

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 024128. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.