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Codevigo: 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 Cambroso 1, Codevigo.

Codevigo, reclaimed farmland on the edge of the lagoon

Codevigo is the only municipality in the province of Padua that touches the Venetian Lagoon: its territory includes the fish farming valleys of the southern lagoon, among them Valle Millecampi. The rest is reclaimed farmland a few metres above sea level, crossed by the last stretches of the Brenta and Bacchiglione rivers and by a dense network of channels kept drained by pumping stations.

For schools, shops and offices the reference town is Piove di Sacco; Padua is about thirty kilometres away and Chioggia about twenty. People live in detached houses, villas and old farmhouses, with plenty of space around them and distances that need a car.

On land this low, water is the main issue for a buyer. Flood exposure changes from one farm to the next, depending on ground level and distance from the embankments, and the report checks it on the official maps for the specific address. In older houses, rising damp and the state of the foundations also matter, since reclaimed soils are often clay-rich and compressible.

Codevigo has 6,272 residents according to Istat, the national statistics institute (2023), down 2.8% on 2011. It is younger than the Padua average: 21.3% of residents are over 65, compared with 24.2% in the province, and the average age is 45.6. Foreign residents make up 6.6%. Average incomes are well below the provincial level.

Earthquake hazard is low. Codevigo is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection scale (1 is the highest hazard, 4 the lowest), like 89 of the 101 municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.060 g. Here ground settlement and the cracks it causes are a bigger concern for a building, so look out for them during a viewing.

Key points

  • The only municipality in the province of Padua on the lagoon.
  • Over-65s at 21.3%, below the provincial 24.2%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.060 g.
  • Reclaimed land: check flood exposure and ground settlement.

Overview

Codevigo is a municipality in the province of Padova, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 6,272 residents, ranked 46 of 101 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Codevigo 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 0.060 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 2.8%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 6.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Codevigo declared an average taxable income of 22,682 euros, below the provincial average (26,932 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Codevigo is in climate zone E, with 2,313 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 3 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Codevigo has 7 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.5 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer 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 7.1% of the land in Codevigo, compared with 18.7% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.9 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Codevigo 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Codevigo, and 3 more have 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 Codevigo: 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 Codevigo 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 62 inhabited census areas in Codevigo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.7%
  • fair 70.8%
  • good 27.5%

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 028033. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.