Breda di Piave: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Treviso, 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.
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Breda di Piave, farmland between Treviso and the Piave
Breda di Piave covers the countryside east of Treviso, on the right bank of the River Piave, a flat landscape of fields, vineyards and scattered houses. The municipality is made up of several centres, the main town and a few villages, each with its own church and cluster of houses, with farmland in between. Many residents work in Treviso or in the industrial areas of the province.
Most homes here are detached or semi-detached houses and small blocks, usually with a garden. Services in town are limited: for shops, the hospital and offices people go to Treviso, and a car is essential. Overture Maps records 8 school sites, more per resident than the provincial average, while bars, restaurants and supermarkets are few.
The population has barely moved: 7,665 residents at the end of 2023, according to Istat, the national statistics office, 1.1% fewer than in 2011. The average age is 45.2, a little below the province (46.0), over-65s make up 21.2% and foreign residents 5.7%. Households average 2.48 people, the profile of a town of families rather than single people.
The Treviso area has a higher earthquake hazard than many expect: 72 municipalities in the province are in zone 2 of the Civil Protection Department's classification, and a few towards the Pre-Alps in zone 1. Breda di Piave is in zone 2, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.148 g. In restored farmhouses and buildings from before the 1980s, ask whether structural checks have been carried out.
The other thing to look at is the Piave. Land close to the embankments and low-lying fields should be checked on the official flood hazard maps, which the report reads for the exact address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report goes down to the plot.
Key points
- Farmland east of Treviso, on the right bank of the Piave.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.148 g.
- 7,665 residents, down 1.1% since 2011.
- Near the Piave: flood hazard to check address by address.
Overview
Breda di Piave is a municipality in the province of Treviso, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 7,665 residents, ranked 40 of 94 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Breda di Piave is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (72 of 94) 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 Breda di Piave, 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 1.1%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Breda di Piave declared an average taxable income of 25,688 euros, in line with the province (26,083 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Breda di Piave is in climate zone E, with 2,364 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 23 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Breda di Piave has 8 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 3 healthcare facilities and 3 sports facilities.
There are 0.1 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.5).
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 15.7% of the land in Breda di Piave, compared with 16.6% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.8 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Breda di Piave 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 Breda di Piave. 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 Breda di Piave: 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 Breda di Piave 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 88 inhabited census areas in Breda di Piave. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 3.9%
- fair 96.1%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Veneto, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2025.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 026005. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.