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Valdobbiadene: 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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For example: Via Erizzo 1, Valdobbiadene.

Valdobbiadene, Cartizze and the Prosecco Superiore hills

The name Valdobbiadene appears on millions of wine bottles. The municipality lies at the foot of the Treviso Prealps, below Monte Cesen, and drops through steep vine-covered hills to the Piave valley. This is where Prosecco Superiore DOCG comes from, and the Cartizze hill is the most prized part of the appellation. Since 2019 the Prosecco Hills of Conegliano and Valdobbiadene have been a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

The area is split between the main town and many villages, from Bigolino, towards the Piave, to San Pietro di Barbozza, Santo Stefano and Guia among the vineyards. If you are looking at a farmhouse or a house on the hills, check the access, narrow lanes, which way it faces and how steep the ground is. Among the vines, also allow for seasonal spraying and farm traffic at harvest time. Wine tourism shows in the data: 88 bars and restaurants, 8.84 per 1,000 residents against 4.48 in the province of Treviso.

For all its fame, the town is losing people. There were 9,955 residents in 2023, down 6.9% since 2011, and the population is older than average: over-65s at 27.0% against 23.8% in the province. Foreign residents make up 10.7%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Seismic hazard is high. Valdobbiadene is in zone 2, like most of the province, which also has 4 municipalities in zone 1, the highest class. The expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.233 g. In the stone houses of the villages and in converted farm buildings, have the connections between walls, floors and roof checked, as these are the weak points in an earthquake.

On the steep hills and below Monte Cesen the report looks at landslide maps, near the Piave at flood maps, always for the exact spot. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published, so the plot can be found from the address.

Key points

  • Prosecco hills, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, including Cartizze.
  • Population down 6.9% since 2011; over-65s at 27.0%.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.233 g.
  • Steep hills and the Piave to the south: check landslides and floods.

Overview

Valdobbiadene is a municipality in the province of Treviso, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 9,955 residents, ranked 28 of 94 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Valdobbiadene 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 0.233 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Valdobbiadene, 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 6.9%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (46). 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 10.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Valdobbiadene declared an average taxable income of 22,934 euros, below the provincial average (26,083 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Valdobbiadene is in climate zone E, with 2,774 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 253 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Valdobbiadene has 13 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 11 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities and 7 sports facilities.

There are 1.1 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).

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 7.6% of the land in Valdobbiadene, 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

Valdobbiadene 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 open contaminated sites in Valdobbiadene; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Valdobbiadene: 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 Valdobbiadene 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 70 inhabited census areas in Valdobbiadene. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 55.1%
  • good 44.9%

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 026087. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.