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Zanè: 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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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 Trieste 1, Zanè.

Zanè, joined to Thiene at the foot of the hills

Driving into Zanè from Thiene you barely notice the boundary: the two municipalities run into each other as one stretch of houses, workshops and roads. This is the Alto Vicentino, the band between the plain and the Pre-Alps that has long been one of the most industrial parts of the Veneto. The centre lies just under two hundred metres above sea level, where the ground starts to rise towards the first hills to the north.

For buyers the draw is being close to work. Factories and business parks are a few minutes away and the A31 Valdastico motorway has a junction at Thiene. Much of the flat land is built up, so green space is mainly found towards the hills. Average declared incomes are above the average for the province of Vicenza. There are 5.19 bars and restaurants per 1,000 residents, more than the provincial average of 4.54, while for secondary schools and larger services people tend to rely on Thiene.

The population has barely moved: 6,552 residents in 2023, down 1.4% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 46.2, slightly above the provincial 45.9; over-65s make up 24.1% and foreign residents 5.0%. Households have 2.37 members on average.

Earthquake risk in the Vicenza foothills tends to surprise newcomers. Zanè is in seismic zone 2, as are 79 municipalities in the province, with the other 33 in zone 3 (the scale, set by the Civil Protection Department, runs from 1, highest, to 4). Expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.162 g. For a house built before the town was classified as seismic, ask the seller for structural reports and details of any work carried out.

The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps are available, so the report can find the land parcel from the address. Streams coming down from the hills and the slopes to the north are where flood and landslide risk should be checked, plot by plot.

Key points

  • Alto Vicentino, next to Thiene and close to the A31 junction.
  • 6,552 residents, almost unchanged since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, like 79 municipalities in the province.
  • Average incomes above the provincial average.

Overview

Zanè is a municipality in the province of Vicenza, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 6,552 residents, ranked 39 of 112 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Zanè 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 0.162 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Zanè, 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 1.4%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Zanè declared an average taxable income of 28,513 euros, above the provincial average (26,150 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Zanè is in climate zone E, with 2,488 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 183 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Zanè has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities and 5 sports facilities.

There are 0.5 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer 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 37.0% of the land in Zanè, compared with 12.6% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 4.5 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Zanè 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 contaminated sites in Zanè.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Zanè: 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 Zanè 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 37 inhabited census areas in Zanè. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.6%
  • fair 65.6%
  • good 31.9%

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 024119. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.