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Pernumia: 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 Trinita' 1, Pernumia.

Pernumia, the lower Padua plain below the Euganean Hills

Flat land, fields, drainage channels and the Euganean Hills visible to the west: Pernumia has the landscape of the Bassa Padovana, the low plain south of Padua, a few metres above sea level and just east of Monselice. It is a farming and residential municipality, with a compact centre around the church and houses scattered along country roads. Monselice has a railway station and a junction on the A13 motorway, and Padua can be reached by car for work and services.

The market is made up of detached houses with gardens and old farm buildings to restore, plus a few small blocks of flats. With a farm building, check the roofs, damp in the ground-floor walls and whether later extensions are properly recorded at the land registry. Average declared incomes are below the provincial level.

In 2023 there were 3,761 residents, down 3.9% on 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age of 47.1 is close to the provincial 46.5, and over-65s make up 25.5%. Foreign residents account for 8.0%.

Earthquake risk is moderate. Pernumia is in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, like most municipalities in the province of Padua (89 in zone 3 and 12 in zone 2), with an expected acceleration of about 0.067 g. Climate zone E means cold, foggy winters, and heating is a significant cost.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the municipality. On such a low plain the water is managed by drainage channels and pumping stations, so closeness to a watercourse and the official flood maps are read for each house, and they are the first check to make before buying.

Key points

  • Lower Padua plain, just east of Monselice.
  • 3,761 residents in 2023, down 3.9% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.067 g.
  • Low ground and drainage channels: check the flood maps.

Overview

Pernumia is a municipality in the province of Padova, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 3,761 residents, ranked 70 of 101 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pernumia 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 0.067 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 3.9%. 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 8.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pernumia declared an average taxable income of 22,871 euros, below the provincial average (26,932 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pernumia 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 9 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pernumia has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility and 2 sports facilities.

There are 0.3 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).

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 15.9% of the land in Pernumia, compared with 18.7% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Pernumia 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 Pernumia. 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 Pernumia: 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 Pernumia 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 40 inhabited census areas in Pernumia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 8.3%
  • fair 46.9%
  • good 44.8%

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 028061. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.