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Curtarolo: 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 Sant'Andrea 1, Curtarolo.

Curtarolo, on the right bank of the Brenta north of Padua

The river Brenta forms the eastern boundary of Curtarolo, which lies in the upper Padua plain just north of the city. The land is flat, about twenty metres above sea level, made up of fields, small settlements and workshops, with the main village and its hamlets strung along the roads that lead towards Padua. Along the river there are embankments, patches of woodland and floodplain meadows used for walking and cycling.

It is a place where people live here and often work elsewhere. Padua is close, and many residents drive there every day; the business parks of neighbouring towns provide other jobs. The housing is mostly detached and semi-detached houses and terraces, with a few newer blocks of flats in the village centres. Services are basic: Overture Maps lists 6 school sites and 1 supermarkets, while bars and restaurants are much thinner on the ground than in the rest of the province.

At the end of 2023 there were 7,165 residents according to Istat, the national statistics office, virtually the same as in 2011 (down 0.1%). Curtarolo is younger than the Padua area as a whole: an average age of 45.5 against 46.5, and over-65s at 22.1% against 24.2%. Foreign residents make up 10.7%, and households average 2.41 people. Incomes are below the provincial average.

Of the 101 municipalities in the province, 89 are in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection scale, like Curtarolo; the expected ground acceleration here is about 0.119 g. In houses from the 1970s and 1980s, insulation and heating often matter more than earthquake risk, as this is climate zone E, with cold, foggy winters.

Near the Brenta the question to ask is about water: flood hazard varies a great deal between houses right by the embankments and those further away, and the report checks the official maps for the address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps here, so the report can trace the address to its plot.

Key points

  • Upper Padua plain on the Brenta, close to Padua.
  • Younger than the province: average age 45.5.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.119 g.
  • Near the Brenta embankments, check flood hazard.

Overview

Curtarolo is a municipality in the province of Padova, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 7,165 residents, ranked 39 of 101 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Curtarolo 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 0.119 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 46 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 10.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Curtarolo declared an average taxable income of 24,948 euros, below the provincial average (26,932 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Curtarolo 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 22 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Curtarolo has 6 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 3 healthcare facilities and 6 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 24.4% of the land in Curtarolo, compared with 18.7% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.1 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Curtarolo 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 Curtarolo, 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 Curtarolo: 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 Curtarolo 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 54 inhabited census areas in Curtarolo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 95.0%
  • good 5.0%

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 028036. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.