Vittorio Veneto: 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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Vittorio Veneto, Serravalle, Ceneda and the Alpine foothills
Vittorio Veneto was created by joining two towns, Ceneda and Serravalle, and takes its name from King Victor Emmanuel II. The 1918 battle that ended the First World War on the Italian front made the name known throughout the country. The town lies at the foot of the Treviso Pre-Alps, where the Meschio river leaves its valley, north of Conegliano.
The two halves are still easy to tell apart. Serravalle, to the north, is a narrow old town squeezed into a gorge, with historic palazzi and arcades; Ceneda, to the south, has the cathedral and the seminary, and the modern town has grown up between them. The A27 motorway reaches this far, and the railway runs to Conegliano on the line to Venice. The hills to the south mix vineyards and scattered houses.
The population is clearly shrinking: 27,210 residents in 2023, 1,446 fewer than in 2011, down 5.0%. The town is much older than the province: estimated average age 49.1 against 46.0, with 29.4% over 65 compared with 23.8% across the Treviso area. Foreign nationals make up 9.5%.
Earthquakes should not be underestimated. On the Civil Protection scale Vittorio Veneto is in seismic zone 1, the highest category, shared with just 3 other municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.251 g. The Cansiglio area nearby had strong earthquakes in the last century. For historic buildings in Serravalle and for houses built before modern seismic rules, ask for structural checks and records of any strengthening work.
Along the Meschio and on the steep slopes of Col Visentin, landslides and flooding need checking address by address, which is what the report does. Winters are cold (climate zone E), and the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are available.
Key points
- Two historic centres, Serravalle and Ceneda, at the foot of the Pre-Alps.
- Seismic zone 1, expected ground acceleration about 0.251 g.
- 29.4% of residents over 65, against 23.8% in the province.
- A27 motorway and trains to Conegliano.
Overview
Vittorio Veneto is a municipality in the province of Treviso, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 27,210 residents, among the most populous in the province (6 of 94).
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Vittorio Veneto is in seismic zone 1, the highest-risk zone, where very strong earthquakes are possible. Only 4 of 94 municipalities in the province are in zone 1.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.251 g, a high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Vittorio Veneto, 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 5.0%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (46). 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 9.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.1 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Vittorio Veneto declared an average taxable income of 26,300 euros, in line with the province (26,083 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Vittorio Veneto is in climate zone E, with 2,657 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 138 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Vittorio Veneto has 28 schools and 9 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 11 grocery shops and supermarkets, 21 healthcare facilities, 35 sports facilities and 7 parks and green areas.
There are 0.8 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more 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 12.9% of the land in Vittorio Veneto, compared with 16.6% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.6 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Vittorio Veneto 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 Vittorio Veneto, and 7 more have been cleaned up or closed. 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 Vittorio Veneto: 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 Vittorio Veneto 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 212 inhabited census areas in Vittorio Veneto. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 9.9%
- fair 90.1%
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 026092. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.