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Boara Pisani: 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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Boara Pisani, on the Adige at the southern tip of Padua province

The Adige embankment is the strongest feature in the Boara Pisani landscape. The municipality lies at the far southern end of the province of Padua, on the left bank of the river, in a low, flat plain of fields, reclamation canals and scattered houses. Rovigo is a few kilometres to the south and is the nearest provincial capital for many services, while Padua is further away.

Buyers here are usually after a detached house or a house with a garden at country prices, close to Rovigo and to the Padua to Bologna motorway, which passes a short way off. Old farmhouses offer space but need work, often including foundations and rising damp, common on low-lying ground.

According to Istat, the national statistics office, there are 2,372 residents in 2023, down 9.2% since 2011. The average age is 49.4 against 46.5 for the province, and over-65s make up 27.2%. Foreign residents account for 4.3%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Boara Pisani is in seismic zone 3, like 89 municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration is 0.063 g, a low value. The quality of the ground beneath the foundations and the state of the walls matter more than the tremors themselves.

Near a large embanked river the exact position makes all the difference. The report starts from the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, which are published, finds the land parcel and checks the official flood maps for that address.

Key points

  • Flat land along the Adige, a few kilometres from Rovigo.
  • Population down 9.2% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.063 g.
  • Average age 49.4, over-65s 27.2%.

Overview

Boara Pisani is a municipality in the province of Padova, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 2,372 residents, ranked 86 of 101 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Boara Pisani 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 0.063 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 9.2%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (47). 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Boara Pisani declared an average taxable income of 23,416 euros, below the provincial average (26,932 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Boara Pisani 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 7 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Boara Pisani has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility and 2 sports facilities.

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 12.5% of the land in Boara Pisani, 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

Boara Pisani 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 Boara Pisani. 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 Boara Pisani: 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 Boara Pisani 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 28 inhabited census areas in Boara Pisani. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 3.6%
  • fair 68.7%
  • good 27.7%

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 028012. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.