Volpago del Montello: 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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Volpago del Montello, a wooded hill and its villages
The Montello is a long wooded hill rising out of the plain of Treviso, bounded to the north by the river Piave. Volpago covers its southern slope and the flat land below, including the hamlets of Selva del Montello and Venegazzù, the latter known for its wines and its Venetian villa. On the hill, straight roads called prese run from south to north, numbered one after another, and locals use them to find their way around.
The First World War left its mark everywhere, as the Montello was on the front line in 1917 and 1918. Today the municipality mixes residential villages, farms and vineyards, with Treviso within a reasonable drive and Montebelluna close by. Homes range from detached houses on the plain to scattered properties along the prese, more isolated and surrounded by trees.
The Montello is karst country, full of sinkholes and underground cavities. If you are buying on the hill, and especially if you plan to build or extend, ask for a geological survey of the land. The report flags landslide and flood maps at the address, but a cavity under a garden only shows up with tests on site.
The population is stable: 10,055 residents in 2023, up 0.1% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The estimated average age is 45.9, in line with the province, and foreign residents make up 5.5%, fewer than in much of the Treviso area. There are plenty of restaurants for a place this size, 7.06 per 1,000 residents, because the Montello draws visitors at weekends.
Earthquakes need attention. Volpago is in seismic zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, with expected acceleration of about 0.209 g, a fairly high value. Always check the year of construction and any structural work. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report traces the plot.
Key points
- Southern slope of the Montello, with Selva and Venegazzù.
- Karst hill with sinkholes: get a geological survey before building.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.209 g.
- 7.06 restaurants per 1,000 residents (4.48 in the province).
Overview
Volpago del Montello is a municipality in the province of Treviso, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 10,055 residents, ranked 26 of 94 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Volpago del Montello 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 0.209 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Volpago del Montello, 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 46 years, in line with the province. 23% 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 Volpago del Montello declared an average taxable income of 23,583 euros, below the provincial average (26,083 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Volpago del Montello is in climate zone E, with 2,436 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 94 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Volpago del Montello has 6 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities and 9 sports facilities.
There are 0.2 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 14.4% of the land in Volpago del Montello, compared with 16.6% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.9 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Volpago del Montello 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 Volpago del Montello; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Volpago del Montello: 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 Volpago del Montello 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 69 inhabited census areas in Volpago del Montello. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 5.8%
- fair 86.2%
- good 8.0%
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 026093. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.