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Val Liona: 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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Val Liona, the Berici Hills of Grancona and San Germano

Val Liona is a young municipality: it was created in 2017 by merging Grancona and San Germano dei Berici, two villages in the Berici Hills in the south-west of the province of Vicenza. It takes its name from the Liona valley, a farmed basin enclosed by wooded hills, with the villages at the foot of the slopes and scattered houses among vineyards and fields.

For house hunters this is countryside and hill country, away from traffic but within a reasonable drive of Vicenza, Lonigo and the A4 motorway. Homes for sale are mostly detached or semi-detached, with the odd stone farmhouse to restore. On the hills, access roads, slope and aspect matter; on the valley floor, closeness to watercourses, which the report checks against the official flood maps.

Together the two villages have 3,058 residents in 2023, the same level as in 2011 (up 0.4%). The mean age of 45.9 matches the provincial figure (45.9); over-65s are 23.6% and foreign residents 5.5%. Declared incomes are slightly below the Vicenza average.

Most municipalities in the province of Vicenza are in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, while Val Liona is in zone 3, with 32 others. The expected ground acceleration is 0.122 g, not a negligible value, so stone farmhouses need a check of walls and floors before renovation. The Revenue Agency publishes the cadastral maps; older property documents may still carry the names Grancona or San Germano dei Berici.

Key points

  • Created in 2017 from Grancona and San Germano dei Berici.
  • Berici Hills: detached houses, farmhouses and countryside.
  • 3,058 residents, stable since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.122 g.

Overview

Val Liona is a municipality in the province of Vicenza, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 3,058 residents, ranked 75 of 112 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Val Liona 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 0.122 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. 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 5.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Val Liona declared an average taxable income of 25,037 euros, in line with the province (26,150 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Val Liona is in climate zone E, with 2,386 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 90 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Val Liona has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.

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 8.0% of the land in Val Liona, 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

Val Liona is not among the radon priority areas designated by the Regione Veneto in 2025. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is low. 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 open contaminated sites in Val Liona; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Val Liona: 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 Val Liona 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 36 inhabited census areas in Val Liona. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 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

ISTAT code 024123. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.