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Noale: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Venezia, 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 di San Dono 1, Noale.

Noale, its fortress and the Miranese between Venice and Padua

The centre of Noale keeps its medieval fortress (the Rocca) and parts of the walls and moat, and the old street plan is still easy to read. Around it has grown a town of the Miranese, the stretch of Venetian plain lying between Mestre, Padua and Treviso, with housing estates and small industrial zones typical of the Veneto countryside, where homes and workshops often sit side by side.

The river Marzenego runs through the town, and the whole municipality is low plain only a few metres above sea level, criss-crossed by reclamation channels and ditches. So when buying, the position relative to watercourses and the height of the ground floor count for more than any slope. Mestre, Padua and Treviso are all at a similar distance, along provincial roads that get busy at rush hour.

At the end of 2023 Noale had 16,169 residents, up 2.9% on 2011 (Istat, the national statistics office). The estimated average age is 46.7, slightly below the province of Venice (47.6); over-65s make up 24.6% and foreign residents 6.8%. Households average 2.32 people, and declared incomes are above the provincial average.

Among the recorded services, healthcare stands out, with 12 sites, more per resident than the provincial average, while sports facilities and supermarkets are thinner on the ground than elsewhere in the province.

The whole province of Venice is in seismic zone 3. In Noale the expected ground acceleration is about 0.113 g, a fairly low value. On alluvial plain soils, foundations are what matter most: with an older house, ask about cracks, settlement and rising damp. Flood hazard and the plot on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are checked for the exact address in the report.

Key points

  • In the Miranese, equally close to Mestre, Padua and Treviso.
  • Medieval fortress, walls and moat in the old centre.
  • Up 2.9% since 2011, over-65s at 24.6%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.113 g.

Overview

Noale is a municipality in the province of Venezia, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 16,169 residents, ranked 13 of 44 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Noale is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. All 44 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.113 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 2.9%. The estimated average age is 47 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 6.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Noale declared an average taxable income of 26,784 euros, in line with the province (25,574 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Noale is in climate zone E, with 2,527 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 18 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Noale has 10 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 7 grocery shops and supermarkets, 12 healthcare facilities, 5 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.2 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.3).

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 26.7% of the land in Noale, compared with 14.1% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Noale 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 Noale. 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 Noale: 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 Noale 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 99 inhabited census areas in Noale. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.7%
  • fair 68.6%
  • good 28.8%

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

ISTAT code 027026. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.