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Bovolenta: 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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Search for an address in Bovolenta

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 Argine Sinistro 1, Bovolenta.

Bovolenta, on the Bacchiglione in the lower Padua plain

Below Padua, the river Bacchiglione runs down towards the lagoon across the low plain south of the city, and Bovolenta is one of the villages that grew up on its banks. The land is reclaimed plain a few metres above sea level, with fields, embankments, canals and farmhouses. Padua is about twenty kilometres away, and that is where many residents work.

With the river and canals nearby, it makes sense to see where the house stands in relation to the embankments: the report looks up the official flood maps for the exact address, with no separate research needed.

In 2023 there were 3,427 residents, up 2.3% on 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 47.0, against 46.5 in the province of Padua, and over-65s make up 25.4%. Foreign nationals are 7.0%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Buyers mostly find detached houses with gardens, some old farmhouses and small blocks of flats near the centre. The data have no information on public transport stops, so check bus services to Padua before deciding.

The province of Padua has municipalities in seismic zones 2 and 3 on the Civil Protection Department's scale. Bovolenta is in zone 3, with a low expected ground acceleration of about 0.064 g, like 88 other municipalities in the province. Cadastral maps from the Revenue Agency are available.

Key points

  • Village on the banks of the Bacchiglione, south of Padua.
  • 3,427 residents in 2023, up 2.3% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.064 g.
  • Detached houses with gardens, Padua about twenty kilometres away.

Overview

Bovolenta is a municipality in the province of Padova, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 3,427 residents, ranked 72 of 101 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bovolenta 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 0.064 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 2.3%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bovolenta declared an average taxable income of 24,449 euros, below the provincial average (26,932 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bovolenta 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 6 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bovolenta has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility and 4 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 11.9% of the land in Bovolenta, 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

Bovolenta 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 Bovolenta, and one more has 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 Bovolenta: 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 Bovolenta 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 46 inhabited census areas in Bovolenta. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 52 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 5.5%
  • fair 94.5%

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 028014. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.