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Grantorto: 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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Grantorto, the upper Padua plain towards Vicenza

In the north-western corner of the province of Padua, near the border with the Vicenza area and a few kilometres from the river Brenta, Grantorto covers a stretch of the upper plain. Cittadella is about ten kilometres to the north-east, and Vicenza and Padua a good half-hour away. It is countryside dense with small villages, workshops and scattered houses, typical of central Veneto.

People here mainly buy houses rather than flats: detached homes with gardens, semi-detached houses, converted farm buildings. Prices are usually lower than in the towns around Padua, and households are large, with 2.53 members on average. In return, there are few services in the village, 21 according to the data, and you need a car for almost everything. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

In 2023 there were 4,474 residents, 4.0% fewer than in 2011. The population is still younger than the provincial average, though: an average age of 45.1 against 46.5, over-65s at 22.4% against 24.2%. Foreign residents make up 9.7%.

One little-known fact concerns earthquakes. In the province of Padua 89 of 101 municipalities are in seismic zone 3, but Grantorto is in zone 2 of the Civil Protection classification, one of only 12 municipalities in the province in that class, because it is close to the foothill belt. The expected ground acceleration is about 0.150 g. For a house built before the 2000s, it is worth asking how the structure is built and whether any work has been done.

The area is crossed by ditches and irrigation channels, and the Brenta flows not far away: the report checks the official flood maps for the address.

Key points

  • Upper Padua plain, near the Brenta and the Vicenza border.
  • One of only 12 Padua municipalities in seismic zone 2.
  • 4,474 residents, down 4.0% since 2011.
  • Large households: 2.53 members on average.

Overview

Grantorto is a municipality in the province of Padova, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 4,474 residents, ranked 62 of 101 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Grantorto 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 0.150 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Grantorto, 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 resident population has fallen by 4.0%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 9.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Grantorto declared an average taxable income of 23,608 euros, below the provincial average (26,932 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Grantorto is in climate zone E, with 2,401 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, Grantorto has 3 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 20.8% of the land in Grantorto, compared with 18.7% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.4 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Grantorto 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 Grantorto; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Grantorto: 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 Grantorto 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 38 inhabited census areas in Grantorto. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.5%
  • fair 48.9%
  • good 49.6%

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 028042. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.