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Monselice: 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: Strada Rovigana 2, Monselice.

Monselice, the Rocca and the southern edge of the Euganean Hills

A lone hill, the Rocca, rises from the plain at the southern tip of the Euganean Hills, and Monselice grew up at its foot. The keep stands at the top and the restored castle at the bottom; along the hillside the Way of the Seven Churches climbs to Villa Duodo. All around lies the flat Bassa Padovana, the lowland south of Padua, crossed by the Bisatto canal.

For transport, Monselice is a small hub. The station is on the Padua-Bologna line and a branch runs from here to Mantua; the A13 motorway junction is right by the town, so Padua is easy even for daily commuters. The market offers old houses in the centre below the Rocca, where heritage restrictions on historic buildings can add time and cost to any work, and newer districts out towards the plain. For a town this size, services are good: schools, healthcare and sports facilities are all above the provincial rate.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 17,153 residents in 2023, down 1.7% since 2011. The population is older than the rest of the Padua area: average age 48.0 against 46.5, over-65s at 26.6% against 24.2%. Foreign nationals are 8.3% of residents and average declared incomes are a little below the provincial average.

Monselice is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, like 89 of the 101 municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.066 g. On the hill the issues are slopes and the rock faces left by old stone quarries; on the plain, the canals and drainage network, in an area where houses sit only a few metres above sea level. The report checks landslide and flood hazard for the address and finds the land parcel on the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps.

Key points

  • The Rocca and the Seven Churches, at the tip of the Euganean Hills.
  • Station on the Padua-Bologna line and an A13 junction.
  • Over-65s at 26.6%, against 24.2% in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3; canals and slopes worth checking.

Overview

Monselice is a municipality in the province of Padova, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 17,153 residents, among the most populous in the province (8 of 101).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Monselice 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 0.066 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 1.7%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.3% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Monselice declared an average taxable income of 25,211 euros, below the provincial average (26,932 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Monselice is in climate zone E, with 2,411 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 9 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Monselice has 20 schools and 5 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 12 grocery shops and supermarkets, 17 healthcare facilities, 26 sports facilities and 4 parks and green areas.

There are 0.7 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.4).

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 20.9% of the land in Monselice, 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

Monselice 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 4 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Monselice, and 10 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 Monselice: 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 Monselice 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 168 inhabited census areas in Monselice. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 6.0%
  • fair 41.8%
  • good 52.2%

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 028055. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.