Velo d'Astico: 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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Velo d'Astico, where the Astico valley opens
The Astico stream comes out of the mountains and heads down to the plain around Vicenza, and Velo d'Astico sits just where the valley starts to open out, at around three hundred and fifty metres. Behind it the mountains rise towards the plateau, in front are the hills of the Alto Vicentino and, lower down, Thiene and Schio, the towns the village looks to for work and services.
The Alto Vicentino is an area of small and medium-sized firms, and many residents commute by car to the towns along the foothills. Buyers find detached and semi-detached houses, some recent small villas and older clusters of stone houses, some to restore. For houses at the foot of the slopes, look at damp, drainage and the walls set against the hillside.
According to Istat, Italy's national statistics office, there were 2,246 residents in 2023, down 6.4% on 2011. The average age is 47.2, against 45.9 in the province of Vicenza, and over-65s are 24.3%. Foreign residents make up 4.5%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average. Winters are cold (climate zone E).
The seismic figure deserves attention. Velo d'Astico is in seismic zone 2 on the scale kept by the Protezione Civile (Civil Protection Department), like 78 other municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of 0.151 g. For a masonry house, ask whether any strengthening has been done and see the building permits.
The report for the address adds the official landslide and flood maps, useful along the stream and at the foot of the slopes.
Key points
- Village where the Astico valley opens, north of Vicenza.
- 2,246 residents, down 6.4% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.151 g.
- Thiene and Schio are the towns for work and services.
Overview
Velo d'Astico is a municipality in the province of Vicenza, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 2,246 residents, ranked 86 of 112 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Velo d'Astico 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 0.151 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Velo d'Astico, 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 6.4%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Velo d'Astico declared an average taxable income of 24,208 euros, below the provincial average (26,150 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Velo d'Astico is in climate zone E, with 2,862 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 346 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Velo d'Astico has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility and 2 sports facilities.
There are 1.3 schools per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.8).
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 5.7% of the land in Velo d'Astico, 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
Velo d'Astico 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 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Velo d'Astico. The report tells you whether one is close to the address.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Velo d'Astico: 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 Velo d'Astico 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 28 inhabited census areas in Velo d'Astico. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Veneto, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2025.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 024115. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.