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Galzignano Terme: 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 Cengolina 1, Galzignano Terme.

Galzignano Terme, the Euganean Hills and the spa waters

Galzignano Terme lies on the eastern side of the Euganean Hills, where the volcanic hills give way to the plain around Padua. The municipality is part of the Euganean spa area, with thermal hotels and golf courses, and includes Valsanzibio, the hamlet with the garden of Villa Barbarigo, one of the best-known historic gardens in the Veneto.

Much of the land is inside the Euganean Hills regional park, and this matters to buyers: the rules on building, extending or converting rural buildings are stricter than elsewhere, so before signing have a surveyor confirm what can actually be done with the property. Homes are split between the flat land, with the centre and newer districts, and the hills, with villas, farm buildings and vineyards. On the slopes the report checks gradient and the official landslide maps; on the plain, the flood maps.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 4,280 residents in 2023, down 3.1% on 2011. The average age is 48.2, above the province of Padua (46.5), and over-65s make up 25.9%. Foreign residents are very few, at 1.9%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Galzignano is in seismic zone 3, like most municipalities in the province (89 of 101), with an expected ground acceleration of around 0.073 g, a moderate hazard. In stone houses in the hills, have the roof, floors and damp checked; in blocks of flats from the 1970s and 1980s, the insulation, heating and wiring.

Key points

  • Euganean Hills, spas and the Valsanzibio garden.
  • Regional park: limits on extensions and conversions.
  • 4,280 residents, foreign residents 1.9%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.073 g.

Overview

Galzignano Terme is a municipality in the province of Padova, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 4,280 residents, ranked 64 of 101 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Galzignano Terme 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 0.073 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 3.1%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (47). 26% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 1.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Galzignano Terme declared an average taxable income of 23,796 euros, below the provincial average (26,932 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Galzignano Terme is in climate zone E, with 2,418 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, Galzignano Terme has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 sports facilities and 6 parks and green areas.

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 10.6% of the land in Galzignano Terme, 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

Galzignano Terme 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 Galzignano Terme; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Galzignano Terme: 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 Galzignano Terme 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 27 inhabited census areas in Galzignano Terme. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 59 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 68.4%
  • good 31.6%

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 028040. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.