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Vedelago: 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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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 San Filippo Neri 1, Vedelago.

Vedelago, Villa Emo and the springs of the Sile

Between Castelfranco Veneto and Treviso, along the old Postumia road, Vedelago covers a stretch of upper Veneto plain made of fields, industrial sheds and scattered villages. In one of them, Fanzolo, stands Villa Emo, one of Andrea Palladio's villas listed by UNESCO as World Heritage. To the south the municipality reaches the spring-fed wetlands of Casacorba, where the river Sile rises before flowing on through Treviso.

Buyers here mostly find detached houses, small villas and country cottages. Life is organised around the car: Castelfranco and Treviso are where people go for the hospital, secondary schools and trains. The report measures the distance from each address to pharmacies, schools and shops, which helps in such a scattered municipality.

Vedelago is young by Veneto standards. In 2023 it had 16,595 residents, up 1.0% on 2011, with an estimated average age of 44.2 against 46.0 for the province and over-65s at 21.1% against 23.8%. Households are large (2.57 people on average) and foreign residents are 9.1%. Average declared incomes are below the provincial figure.

Under the national classification by the Civil Protection department, the municipality is in seismic zone 2, like most of the province: 72 out of 94 municipalities. Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.179 g, a medium-high value. If you buy a cottage to restore, budget for strengthening walls and roof; for a newer house, ask for the design date and any structural checks.

Near the springs the water table is shallow and the ground can be damp, so talk to a surveyor before planning a basement. Flood hazard is read for the address in the report, which also finds the plot on the land registry maps published by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate).

Key points

  • Palladio's Villa Emo at Fanzolo and the source of the Sile.
  • Average age 44.2, younger than the province (46.0).
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.179 g.
  • Shallow water table near the springs: care with basements.

Overview

Vedelago is a municipality in the province of Treviso, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 16,595 residents, ranked 11 of 94 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Vedelago 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 0.179 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Vedelago, 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (46). 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 9.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.6 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Vedelago declared an average taxable income of 23,406 euros, below the provincial average (26,083 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Vedelago is in climate zone E, with 2,418 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 43 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Vedelago has 12 schools and 5 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 7 grocery shops and supermarkets, 7 healthcare facilities, 8 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.4 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).

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 16.8% of the land in Vedelago, compared with 16.6% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 3.2 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Vedelago is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area by the Regione Veneto in 2025. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is medium. 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 Vedelago.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Vedelago: 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 Vedelago 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 159 inhabited census areas in Vedelago. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 54 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 19.4%
  • fair 70.1%
  • good 10.5%

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 026089. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.