Montegrotto Terme: 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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Montegrotto Terme, spa hotels below the Euganean Hills
Together with Abano, Montegrotto makes up the Euganean spa district south-west of Padua: flat land dotted with hotels and their hot-water pools, with the Euganean Hills rising right behind. The springs were already in use in Roman times, and excavated remains of ancient baths can be seen in the town. The station called Terme Euganee-Abano-Montegrotto, on the Padua to Bologna line, makes the train to Padua an easy option.
Spa tourism shapes everything else. There are 8.10 bars and restaurants per 1,000 residents, against a provincial average of 4.18, and far more sports facilities per head too. The housing market mixes flats in small blocks near the hotels, detached houses in residential streets and homes towards the hills. In blocks built during the spa boom, check the service charges, the energy rating and the state of the heating and plumbing.
Istat, the national statistics office, counted 11,477 residents in 2023, up 3.6% since 2011. The population is on the older side: estimated average age 48.4 against 46.5 in the province, with over-65s at 26.8% against 24.2%. Households are small, 2.17 people on average, and foreign residents make up 8.8%. Declared incomes are in line with the province, slightly above.
Earthquake hazard is moderate. Montegrotto is in zone 3, like almost all of the Padua area (89 of 101 municipalities), with expected ground acceleration of about 0.072 g. In a building a few decades old, the roof, facades and systems usually matter more than the structure.
The town lies only a few metres above sea level, on a plain crossed by canals and drainage ditches, so flood hazard differs from one street to the next. The report checks it for the address, together with the land parcel taken from the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps.
Key points
- Euganean spa district, with a station on the Padua to Bologna line.
- 8.10 bars and restaurants per 1,000 residents.
- Population up 3.6% since 2011; over-65s at 26.8%.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.072 g.
Overview
Montegrotto Terme is a municipality in the province of Padova, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 11,477 residents, ranked 19 of 101 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Montegrotto Terme 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 0.072 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 3.6%. The estimated average age is 48 years, higher than the province average (47). 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Montegrotto Terme declared an average taxable income of 27,438 euros, in line with the province (26,932 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Montegrotto Terme 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 11 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Montegrotto Terme has 7 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 5 healthcare facilities, 22 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.
There are 0.2 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer 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 26.8% of the land in Montegrotto Terme, compared with 18.7% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.0 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Montegrotto Terme 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 Montegrotto Terme. 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 Montegrotto Terme: 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 Montegrotto Terme 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 77 inhabited census areas in Montegrotto Terme. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 1.4%
- fair 96.8%
- good 1.8%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Veneto, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2025.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 028057. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.