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Paese: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Treviso, Veneto. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.

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For example: Via Postumia 1, Paese.

Paese, the residential countryside west of Treviso

The name can puzzle newcomers, since "paese" simply means "village" in Italian, but Paese is a real municipality bordering Treviso on its western side. The main town is joined by the villages of Castagnole, Padernello, Porcellengo and Postioma, spread across the plain among fields, small industrial estates and districts of detached houses. For many people it is Treviso's first residential ring, where you can find a house with a garden a few minutes from the city.

The villages differ. Some are joined to the edge of Treviso, others keep a more rural feel, with scattered houses and services further away. The report measures the distance from the address to schools, supermarkets and pharmacies, which is the easiest way to compare two houses in different villages.

Paese is growing: Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 22,137 residents in 2023, up 3.3% on 2011, making it number 7 in the province by population. People are younger than the Treviso average, with a mean age of 44.8 against 46.0 and over-65s at 21.4% against 23.8%. Foreign residents make up 7.6%. Declared incomes are close to the provincial average.

Earthquakes are what surprises outsiders. The Treviso plain is more exposed than it looks: Paese is in seismic zone 2, like 72 municipalities in the province, and expected ground acceleration is about 0.164 g, a fairly high value. For a villa or a converted workshop, ask for the design date, the structural calculations and the final structural sign-off.

The land is flat, with ditches and channels collecting rainwater, and the report checks the official flood maps at the address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the land parcel is found from the address.

Key points

  • Treviso's western ring, main town and four villages on the plain.
  • 22,137 residents, up 3.3% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 2, expected acceleration about 0.164 g.
  • Younger than the province, over-65s at 21.4%.

Overview

Paese is a municipality in the province of Treviso, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 22,137 residents, among the most populous in the province (7 of 94).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Paese is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (72 of 94) are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.164 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.

For anyone buying in Paese, the building matters a great deal: ask for the design year, whether it met the 2008 seismic standards, and whether any seismic retrofit has been carried out.

Population

Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has grown by 3.3%. The estimated average age is 45 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Paese declared an average taxable income of 25,559 euros, in line with the province (26,083 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Paese is in climate zone E, with 2,401 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 32 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Paese has 12 schools and 7 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 13 grocery shops and supermarkets, 11 healthcare facilities, 9 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.

There are 0.5 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.9).

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 27.6% of the land in Paese, compared with 16.6% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Paese 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 Paese, and 4 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 Paese: 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 Paese 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 115 inhabited census areas in Paese. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 16.4%
  • fair 83.6%

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 026055. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.