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Abano Terme: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Padova, 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 Cesare Battisti 1, Abano Terme.

Abano Terme, spa hotels at the foot of the Euganean Hills

Hot water rising from deep underground makes Abano Terme the main town of the Euganean spa area, about ten kilometres south-west of Padua, where the plain meets the Euganean Hills. It feeds dozens of hotels with pools and treatment centres, and the town lives on tourism and residents alike.

For buyers, the areas differ a great deal. Around the pedestrian centre and the hotel avenues there are flats in 1960s and 1970s blocks, often bought as investments; towards Padua and in the outlying villages, detached and terraced houses dominate; towards Monteortone and the hills, more secluded houses with gardens. Terme Euganee station, on the Padua to Bologna line, lies between Abano and Montegrotto, and Padua can also be reached by bus.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 20,433 residents in 2023, up 5.6% since 2011. The town is older than average, with an average age of 48.6 against 46.5 for the province and over-65s at 28.3%. Foreign nationals make up 10.5%. Declared incomes are higher than the Padua average. There are 35 sports facilities, pools included, far above the provincial rate per resident, and plenty of cafés and restaurants.

Seismic hazard is low: Abano is in zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, like 88 other municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.078 g. In a 1970s block, the systems, façades, energy rating and service charges matter more; in former hotels converted into flats, check that the change of use was legal and how the shared areas were divided.

The plain around the hills is criss-crossed by drainage channels, so flood hazard is checked for the address in the report, which also finds the plot on the cadastral maps published by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate).

Key points

  • Main town of the Euganean spa area, south-west of Padua.
  • Average age 48.6, over-65s at 28.3%.
  • 20,433 residents, up 5.6% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected ground acceleration about 0.078 g.

Overview

Abano Terme is a municipality in the province of Padova, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 20,433 residents, among the most populous in the province (5 of 101).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Abano Terme is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Most municipalities in the province (89 of 101) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.078 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

Even in zone 3, seismic standards apply to new buildings: for an older building, ask about the design year and any structural work.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has grown by 5.6%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (47). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 10.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Abano Terme declared an average taxable income of 28,598 euros, above the provincial average (26,932 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Abano Terme is in climate zone E, with 2,383 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 14 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Abano Terme has 13 schools and 6 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 13 grocery shops and supermarkets, 14 healthcare facilities, 35 sports facilities and 5 parks and green areas.

There are 0.6 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.4).

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 30.0% of the land in Abano Terme, compared with 18.7% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.8 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Abano Terme 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Abano Terme, and 3 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 Abano Terme: 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 Abano Terme 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 112 inhabited census areas in Abano Terme. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 4.4%
  • fair 75.7%
  • good 19.9%

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 028001. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.