Cervarese Santa Croce: 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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Cervarese Santa Croce, the Bacchiglione below the Euganean Hills
Cervarese Santa Croce lies west of Padua, where the river Bacchiglione runs along the northern edge of the Euganean Hills. The municipality combines two landscapes: the plain along the river and the first slopes of the hills, towards Montemerlo. On the riverbank stands the castle of San Martino della Vaneza, now a museum about the Bacchiglione.
For buyers, the difference between flat land and hillside matters. On the plain there are villas, terraced houses and small workshop areas, with Padua a short drive away and Vicenza not far; towards the hills homes are more isolated, with views and sloping roads. Sport is well served, 8 facilities, 1.43 per 1,000 residents against 0.86 in the province, while shops are few and the big weekly shop means driving elsewhere.
In 2023 there were 5,579 residents, down 2.1% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 46.6, in line with the province (46.5), yet there are fewer over-65s, 22.2% against 24.2%. Foreign residents make up 4.4%, a low share for the Padua area, and declared incomes are below the provincial average.
Earthquake hazard is moderate: Cervarese is in seismic zone 3, like 89 municipalities in the province, and the expected ground acceleration is about 0.093 g. The practical advice concerns older houses near the river, where damp in ground-floor walls is common and should be assessed together with the structure.
The Bacchiglione is the main issue for anyone buying on the plain: flood hazard differs a great deal between houses near the embankments and those further away, and the report checks it for the address. On the hillsides, landslide hazard is what to look at instead. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps.
Key points
- Between the Bacchiglione and the Euganean Hills.
- Sport: 1.43 facilities per 1,000 residents, against 0.86.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.093 g.
- Near the embankments, flood hazard needs checking.
Overview
Cervarese Santa Croce is a municipality in the province of Padova, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 5,579 residents, ranked 52 of 101 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cervarese Santa Croce 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 0.093 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 2.1%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cervarese Santa Croce declared an average taxable income of 24,148 euros, below the provincial average (26,932 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Cervarese Santa Croce 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 19 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cervarese Santa Croce has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 2 healthcare facilities and 8 sports facilities.
There are 0.2 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 16.1% of the land in Cervarese Santa Croce, compared with 18.7% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 3.3 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Cervarese Santa Croce 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 Cervarese Santa Croce, 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 Cervarese Santa Croce: 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 Cervarese Santa Croce 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 41 inhabited census areas in Cervarese Santa Croce. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 74.4%
- good 25.6%
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
- 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 028030. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.