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Mestrino: 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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Search for an address in Mestrino

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 Giuseppe Martignon 1, Mestrino.

Mestrino, family homes on the road from Padua to Vicenza

Mestrino lies on the plain west of Padua, along the regional road to Vicenza, in the belt of municipalities where houses, industrial buildings and fields follow one another without a break. It has no historic centre of note: the town has grown a great deal in recent decades, with residential districts around the main road and an industrial and commercial area that also employs people who live elsewhere.

For house hunters it is one of the most convenient options around Padua. The city centre is just over ten kilometres away, the Padova Ovest junction on the A4 motorway is close, and the Padua ring road is a few minutes' drive. Homes are mostly detached and semi-detached houses and recent blocks of flats, often with a garden and garage. For everyday life most people use a car.

The population is growing: 11,838 residents in 2023, up 8.0% on 2011, or 877 more people, according to Istat, the national statistics institute. It is a young municipality, with an estimated average age of 43.8 against 46.5 in the province and over-65s at 18.9%, well below the provincial 24.2%. Foreign residents account for 12.7%. Almost every type of service counted, from schools to healthcare, is below the provincial average per resident: housing has grown faster than services.

Earthquake hazard is moderate. Mestrino is in seismic zone 3, like most municipalities around Padua (89 out of 101), with expected ground acceleration of about 0.102 g. For a recent house, the energy rating and the quality of the systems and windows matter more.

Cadastral maps from the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) are available. On a plain criss-crossed by drainage ditches and canals, flood hazard has to be read address by address, and the report does this.

Key points

  • Padua's commuter belt, close to the Padova Ovest junction on the A4.
  • Population growing since 2011, over-65s at 18.9%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.102 g.
  • Services per resident below the provincial average.

Overview

Mestrino is a municipality in the province of Padova, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 11,838 residents, ranked 18 of 101 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Mestrino 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 0.102 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 grown by 8.0%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (47). 19% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 12.7% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Mestrino declared an average taxable income of 25,808 euros, in line with the province (26,932 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Mestrino 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 20 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Mestrino has 6 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities, 6 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 0.3 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 21.2% of the land in Mestrino, compared with 18.7% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.8 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Mestrino 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Mestrino, and 3 more have 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 Mestrino: 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 Mestrino 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 73 inhabited census areas in Mestrino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 9.0%
  • fair 41.4%
  • 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 028054. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.