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Gazzo: 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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Gazzo, young families on the northern Padua plain

Gazzo is a rural municipality in the Alta Padovana, the northern part of the province of Padua, on the side facing Vicenza. There is no real town centre: the area is made up of several hamlets and houses scattered among maize fields, irrigation channels and drainage ditches, with some industrial buildings along the main roads.

What sets Gazzo apart is its age profile. The average age is 43.3, against 46.5 for the province, and over-65s are just 18.7%, compared with 24.2% provincially. Households are larger than average, with 2.54 people each. Istat, the national statistics office, counts 4,308 residents in 2023, almost unchanged since 2011 (up 0.4%), and foreign residents make up 5.9%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

For buyers, such a small place means few services close at hand: the data list 16 services in total, and many errands mean driving to neighbouring towns. Homes are mainly detached houses, often with a garden. On a plain criss-crossed by channels and watercourses, it is worth checking the official flood maps in the report, which vary from one address to the next.

The province of Padua has 12 municipalities in seismic zone 2 and 89 in zone 3. Gazzo is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of around 0.144 g, a moderate hazard. For a house from the 1970s, ask whether any structural work has been done and check the insulation, heating and wiring.

Key points

  • Average age 43.3, among the lowest in the province.
  • Over-65s at 18.7%, against 24.2% provincially.
  • Few local services: 16 recorded in total.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.144 g.

Overview

Gazzo is a municipality in the province of Padova, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 4,308 residents, ranked 63 of 101 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Gazzo 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 0.144 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 43 years, lower than the province average (47). 19% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Gazzo declared an average taxable income of 24,220 euros, below the provincial average (26,932 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Gazzo is in climate zone E, with 2,385 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 36 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Gazzo has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop, 1 healthcare facility and 1 sports facility.

There are 0.2 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 10.8% of the land in Gazzo, 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

Gazzo 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 Gazzo; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Gazzo: 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 Gazzo 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 95 inhabited census areas in Gazzo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.0%
  • fair 71.3%
  • good 26.7%

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 028041. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.