Carmignano di Brenta: 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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Carmignano di Brenta, a riverside town near Cittadella
The river Brenta, broad and gravelly here with woodland along its banks, gives Carmignano di Brenta both its name and its shape. The town is in the northern part of the province of Padua, on the border with the province of Vicenza. Cittadella, the walled town that serves as the local centre, is only a few kilometres away; Bassano, Vicenza and Padua are all within driving distance.
The landscape is the typical spread-out plain of the Veneto: fields, small firms, industrial units, detached houses with gardens and terraced homes, mostly built from the 1970s onwards. The land along the river is popular for walking, fishing and cycling. Buyers here are usually after a detached house at lower prices than in the bigger towns, and need a car for almost every journey.
In 2023 Istat, the national statistics institute, counted 7,421 residents in Carmignano, down 1.6% since 2011. The estimated average age (46.0) and the share of over-65s (24.1%) are close to the average for the province of Padua, foreign residents make up 9.2% and households average 2.47 people. Average incomes are slightly below the provincial figure.
The seismic data is the surprise. Most of the province of Padua is in zone 3, but Carmignano is one of the 12 municipalities placed in zone 2 by the Civil Protection Department (Protezione Civile), with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.157 g. The reason is its closeness to the foothills between Bassano and Monte Grappa. For a house from the 1970s or 1980s, ask for the structural drawings and, if you are renovating, consider seismic strengthening at the same time, which can qualify for tax relief.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report goes from the address to the plot. Near the Brenta and the irrigation canals flood hazard should be checked for the individual address, as it changes a lot from street to street.
Key points
- On the Brenta in the northern Padua area, near Cittadella.
- Population down 1.6% since 2011; foreign residents 9.2%.
- Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.157 g.
- Flood hazard near the Brenta varies street by street.
Overview
Carmignano di Brenta is a municipality in the province of Padova, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 7,421 residents, ranked 37 of 101 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Carmignano di Brenta is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Only 12 of 101 municipalities in the province are in zone 2.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.157 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Carmignano di Brenta, 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 1.6%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 9.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Carmignano di Brenta declared an average taxable income of 25,439 euros, below the provincial average (26,932 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Carmignano di Brenta is in climate zone E, with 2,385 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 46 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Carmignano di Brenta has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 3 healthcare facilities and 4 sports facilities.
There are 0.1 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer 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 27.8% of the land in Carmignano di Brenta, 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
Carmignano di Brenta 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 no open contaminated sites in Carmignano di Brenta; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Carmignano di Brenta: 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 Carmignano di Brenta 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 51 inhabited census areas in Carmignano di Brenta. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 7.0%
- fair 82.5%
- good 10.4%
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 028023. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.