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Zermeghedo: 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 Costeggiola 1, Zermeghedo.

Zermeghedo, homes and workshops at the mouth of the Chiampo valley

Zermeghedo is a small municipality in area as well as population, in the west of the province of Vicenza, where the plain gives way to the Chiampo valley. Around it works the leather-tanning district centred on Arzignano, and along the roads houses and industrial buildings follow one another without a break: a large share of the municipal land is built up.

The Montebello exit of the A4 motorway is close, and with it Vicenza and Verona. For buyers, what matters is distance from the industrial areas, heavy traffic on the service roads and the orientation of the house. Homes are mostly small villas and low-rise blocks built in recent decades, with a few older rural houses.

The population is young: an average age of 43.2 against 45.9 in the province, and over-65s at 17.7% against 23.4%. Households have 2.42 members on average and foreign residents are 11.3%. The number of residents, 1,336 in 2023, has stayed almost stable since 2011 (down 1.6%, according to Istat, the national statistics office).

In the province of Vicenza, 79 municipalities are in seismic zone 2 and 33 in zone 3. Zermeghedo is in zone 2, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.148 g. For a building put up before the recent seismic rules, ask for the structural design and the year of the building permit.

Between the plain and the Chiampo stream, the report checks the official flood hazard maps for the address, along with the landslide maps, and finds the parcel on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps.

Key points

  • Small municipality at the mouth of the Chiampo valley, near the A4.
  • Average age 43.2, below the provincial 45.9.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration 0.148 g.
  • Industrial areas nearby: weigh up traffic and noise.

Overview

Zermeghedo is a municipality in the province of Vicenza, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 1,336 residents, ranked 98 of 112 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Zermeghedo 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 0.148 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Zermeghedo, 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 1.6%. The estimated average age is 43 years, lower than the province average (46). 18% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 11.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Zermeghedo declared an average taxable income of 25,716 euros, in line with the province (26,150 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Zermeghedo is in climate zone E, with 2,376 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 84 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Zermeghedo has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.4 per 1,000 residents.

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 28.9% of the land in Zermeghedo, compared with 12.6% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 4.2 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Zermeghedo 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 Zermeghedo.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Zermeghedo: 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 Zermeghedo 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 14 inhabited census areas in Zermeghedo. 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

ISTAT code 024120. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.