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Montagnana: 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: Via Luppia Alberi 1, Montagnana.

Montagnana, inside and outside the medieval walls

Montagnana's walls run for almost two kilometres around the town centre, with their towers, gates and moat still easy to make out, and they are among the best-preserved medieval town walls in Europe. The town lies on the low plain in the south-west of the province of Padua, close to the borders with Verona and Vicenza, and some way from the big cities: Padua is about fifty kilometres away. The area also produces the protected Veneto cured ham that locals simply call prosciutto di Montagnana.

Buying inside the walls means old, often terraced houses with thick walls, and conservation rules to consider before any work on façades or roofs. Outside the walls there are newer residential areas, detached houses and country homes, usually at lower prices than in the towns closer to Padua.

The population is ageing and shrinking. At the end of 2023 there were 9,025 residents, down 4.2% since 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The estimated average age is 48.2 against 46.5 for the province, and 27.6% of residents are over 65, well above the provincial 24.2%. Foreign residents account for 8.6%, and declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Seismic hazard is low. Montagnana is in zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, like 89 municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration is about 0.080 g. In the old brick houses of the centre, roofs, rising damp and the state of the services matter more.

The surrounding countryside is low-lying, a few metres above sea level, between embanked rivers and drainage channels, and flood risk varies from one area to another. The report reads it at the address and uses the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps to find the plot.

Key points

  • Walled medieval town on the low plain south-west of Padua.
  • 27.6% over 65, above the province (24.2%).
  • Seismic zone 3, low acceleration of about 0.080 g.
  • Old houses inside the walls, with conservation rules.

Overview

Montagnana is a municipality in the province of Padova, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 9,025 residents, ranked 29 of 101 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montagnana 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 0.080 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 4.2%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (47). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montagnana declared an average taxable income of 23,793 euros, below the provincial average (26,932 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Montagnana is in climate zone E, with 2,487 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 16 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Montagnana has 13 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 7 grocery shops and supermarkets, 7 healthcare facilities, 11 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

There are 0.8 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 13.6% of the land in Montagnana, compared with 18.7% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 6.0 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Montagnana 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Montagnana, and 5 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 Montagnana: 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 Montagnana 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 89 inhabited census areas in Montagnana. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 6.9%
  • fair 66.0%
  • good 27.1%

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 028056. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.