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Arre: 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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Arre, a farming village in the lowlands south of Padua

Arre lies in the Bassa Padovana, the plain south of Padua where the countryside is still made up of large fields, rows of trees and drainage ditches. The village is small and tidy, just a few metres above sea level, with its centre around the church and houses spread along the country roads.

For the nearest services the area looks to Conselve, and to Padua for work, the university and hospitals, all reached by car. The market is mostly detached and semi-detached houses with gardens, plus some rural buildings and old farmhouses. People moving out from the city find space for less money but need a car for nearly everything. The village has 1 pharmacy and 3 school sites; for groceries, people go to neighbouring towns.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 2,062 residents in 2023, down 5.9% on 2011. The average age of 46.9 is close to 46.5 for the province, and 23.1% of residents are over 65. Foreign nationals make up 6.3%. Declared incomes are below the average for the province of Padua.

Arre is in seismic zone 3, like 88 other municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of 0.061 g. The risk is low; in older farmhouses, the roof, rising damp and the wiring and plumbing matter most.

On a plain this low, water comes first: ditches, canals and soils that drain slowly. The report starts from the address, finds the parcel on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps and compares it with the official flood maps.

Key points

  • Lowland plain south of Padua.
  • Houses with gardens for less than in the city.
  • Population down 5.9% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.061 g.

Overview

Arre is a municipality in the province of Padova, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 2,062 residents, among the smallest in the province (90 of 101).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Arre 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 0.061 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 fallen by 5.9%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 6.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Arre declared an average taxable income of 23,618 euros, below the provincial average (26,932 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Arre is in climate zone E, with 2,466 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 5 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Arre has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility and 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 11.1% of the land in Arre, compared with 18.7% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Arre 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 Arre. 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 Arre: 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 Arre 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 21 inhabited census areas in Arre. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.8%
  • fair 99.2%

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 028006. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.