Noventa Padovana: 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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Noventa Padovana, Venetian villas and new districts east of Padua
Noventa Padovana is joined to Padua on its eastern side, along the road towards Stra and the Riviera del Brenta, the stretch of river famous for its villas. On one side there are Venetian villas built by Paduan and Venetian families along the waterways, such as Villa Giovanelli; on the other, residential districts that have grown over recent decades and make it one of the most built-up towns around the city.
A very large share of the land is built on, and the landscape is a suburb running straight into Padua, with blocks of flats, terraced houses and retail parks. Average declared incomes are well above the provincial average. People buy here to be close to Padua without paying city-centre prices, so it is worth timing the actual journey to work, the hospital or the university, which can stretch at rush hour.
Istat, the national statistics office, counted 11,390 residents in 2023, up 4.7% on 2011, or 509 more people. The population is younger than the province, with over-65s at 21.9% against 24.2%, and foreign residents make up 12.0%. Households are small, 2.19 people on average.
Earthquake hazard is moderate: Noventa is in zone 3, like 88 other municipalities around Padua, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.080 g. In blocks of flats from the 1970s and 1980s, service charges, the energy rating and the heating system usually matter more.
The town is on the plain, a few metres above sea level, between the Brenta and the canals that ring Padua. In the heaviest rain some low-lying areas can flood, so the report checks the hazard for the address and finds the plot on the Revenue Agency's cadastral maps.
Key points
- Inner eastern suburb of Padua, towards Stra and the Riviera del Brenta.
- Population up 4.7% since 2011.
- Average incomes well above the provincial average.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.080 g.
Overview
Noventa Padovana is a municipality in the province of Padova, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 11,390 residents, ranked 20 of 101 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Noventa Padovana 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 grown by 4.7%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 12.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Noventa Padovana declared an average taxable income of 30,764 euros, above the provincial average (26,932 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Noventa Padovana 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 13 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Noventa Padovana has 8 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 9 healthcare facilities, 10 sports facilities and 2 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 43.0% of the land in Noventa Padovana, compared with 18.7% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.5 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Noventa Padovana 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 no open contaminated sites in Noventa Padovana; 2 have been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Noventa Padovana: 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 Noventa Padovana 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 72 inhabited census areas in Noventa Padovana. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.1%
- fair 56.0%
- good 43.9%
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 028058. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.