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Cittadella: 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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For example: Via Postumia di Ponente 1, Cittadella.

Cittadella, the walled town of the upper Padua plain

Cittadella is recognisable even from the air: its old centre is enclosed by an almost oval ring of medieval walls, still complete, with a sentry walk you can follow on foot. Padua founded the town in the thirteenth century as an outpost facing Treviso and Vicenza, and today it is the main centre of the Alta Padovana, close to the river Brenta and to the borders of those two provinces.

Inside the walls there are flats and houses in historic buildings, with the restrictions and upkeep costs that come with them; outside are residential districts, detached houses and a large industrial area. The town is also a rail junction, where the Padua to Bassano and Vicenza to Treviso lines cross, which helps anyone working in the nearby cities without wanting to drive every day.

It is the area's reference point for schools and healthcare, and there is a hospital in town. There are 24 education sites and 25 healthcare sites, both above the provincial rate per resident (1.25 healthcare sites per 1,000 residents against 0.69).

Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 20,038 residents in 2023, up 0.4% on 2011. The average age (46.3) and the share of over-65s (24.1%) are close to the provincial figures; foreign residents make up 6.1%. Declared incomes are above the provincial average.

Among the municipalities of Padua province, Cittadella belongs to the small group in seismic zone 2: there are 12 of them, along the northern strip towards the hills of Bassano and Asolo. Expected ground acceleration is about 0.165 g. Anyone buying inside the walls, or in a building from the 1960s, should ask whether the structure has been assessed or strengthened. The Revenue Agency's cadastral maps and the official flood maps are read in the report for the address.

Key points

  • Complete ring of medieval walls with a walkable sentry path.
  • Rail junction of the Padua to Bassano and Vicenza to Treviso lines.
  • 25 healthcare sites, above the provincial rate per resident.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.165 g.

Overview

Cittadella is a municipality in the province of Padova, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 20,038 residents, among the most populous in the province (7 of 101).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cittadella 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 0.165 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Cittadella, 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. 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 6.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cittadella declared an average taxable income of 28,816 euros, above the provincial average (26,932 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cittadella is in climate zone E, with 2,386 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 48 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Cittadella has 24 schools and 6 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 9 grocery shops and supermarkets, 25 healthcare facilities, 22 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.

There are 1.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.7).

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 27.4% of the land in Cittadella, compared with 18.7% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 15.3 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Cittadella 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 Cittadella; 8 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Cittadella: 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 Cittadella 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 127 inhabited census areas in Cittadella. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 3.8%
  • fair 73.9%
  • good 22.2%

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 028032. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.