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Cartura: 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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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 Padova 1, Cartura.

Cartura, the plain south of Padua towards Conselve

South of Padua, on the road towards Conselve and the lowlands, Cartura is an almost completely flat municipality a few metres above sea level, with the Euganean Hills in view to the west. It is made up of the main village, a few hamlets and countryside criss-crossed by drainage ditches, fields and small workshops.

Many residents work in Padua or its industrial zone, and Cartura partly serves as a commuter town for people who want a house with a garden at lower prices than on the edge of the city. Homes are mostly detached and semi-detached houses and country houses, often from the 1970s and 1980s. You will need a car for daily trips: distances are short, but the provincial roads get busy at rush hour.

In 2023 there were 4,587 residents, broadly stable since 2011 (down 0.8%). The average age is 46.8, in line with the province, and over-65s make up 22.6%, less than the Padua average (24.2%). Foreign residents account for 5.3% and households average 2.36 people.

Cartura is in seismic zone 3 in the Civil Protection classification, like 88 other municipalities in the province, with a low expected ground acceleration of about 0.066 g. Water is the bigger issue. This is reclaimed land, where drainage relies on channels and pumping stations. In heavy, prolonged rain some areas can flood, and the water table is close to the surface. If you are buying a house with a basement room or underground garage, ask whether it has ever flooded and check the official flood maps in the report.

Key points

  • Reclaimed plain south of Padua, towards Conselve.
  • 4,587 residents, stable since 2011; over-65s at 22.6%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.066 g.
  • Channels and high water table: check basements and garages.

Overview

Cartura is a municipality in the province of Padova, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 4,587 residents, ranked 61 of 101 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cartura 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 0.066 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. 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 5.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cartura declared an average taxable income of 23,646 euros, below the provincial average (26,932 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cartura is in climate zone E, with 2,344 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, Cartura has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 1 sports facility.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 15.0% of the land in Cartura, 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

Cartura 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 3 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Cartura, 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 Cartura: 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 Cartura 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 49 inhabited census areas in Cartura. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 4.4%
  • fair 95.6%

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 028026. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.