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Granze: 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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Granze, a small farming village on the low Padua plain

Granze is a small municipality on the low plain in the south of the province of Padua, south of Monselice and Este, where the land slopes gently towards the Adige river. It lies almost at sea level, marked by regular fields, drainage ditches and houses lined up along the roads, and Este, Monselice and, further away, Padua and Rovigo are the towns for services and work.

The market is detached houses with gardens, newer homes and the odd old farmhouse. For people moving in, space is the advantage, while the things to check are driving times and the distance to services, which the report measures from the address. On a plain this low, where water is carried away by ditches and pumping stations, the official flood maps should be checked for every single house.

In 2023 there were 1,889 residents, according to Istat, the national statistics office, down 6.6% since 2011. The population is relatively young: an average age of 45.3 against 46.5 in the province of Padua, with over-65s at 20.0% against 24.2%. Foreign residents are few, 2.9%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Granze is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection scale, like 88 other municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of 0.064 g. In older houses, the most common costs are the roof, the heating and electrics and rising damp from the low ground.

The climate is zone E, with fog in winter. The Revenue Agency publishes cadastral maps and the report finds the land parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Low plain between Monselice, Este and the Adige.
  • Over-65s at 20.0%, below the provincial figure.
  • Population down 6.6% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.064 g.

Overview

Granze is a municipality in the province of Padova, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 1,889 residents, among the smallest in the province (94 of 101).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Granze 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 0.064 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 6.6%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 2.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Granze declared an average taxable income of 22,775 euros, below the provincial average (26,932 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Granze is in climate zone E, with 2,410 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 6 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Granze has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 sports facilities.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.4 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 9.8% of the land in Granze, 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

Granze 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 3 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Granze, 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 Granze: 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 Granze 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 17 inhabited census areas in Granze. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 6.6%
  • fair 93.4%

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 028043. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.