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Piacenza d'Adige: 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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Piacenza d'Adige, flat land and embankments on the lower Adige

The river Adige shapes the landscape of Piacenza d'Adige: the village lies on the plain at the far south of the province of Padua, where the river separates the Padua area from the Polesine. Around it are open fields, rows of trees, reclamation canals and farm courtyards, only a few metres above sea level. Este and Montagnana are the nearest towns of reference, and Padua is within driving distance.

Buying here means choosing a lowland house: detached homes with a courtyard, old farmhouses and a few recent villas. There is plenty of space and the land is flat, but secondary schools and services mean driving. In older houses, check rising damp and the state of the foundations, common weak points on plain soils.

There were 1,228 residents in 2023, 10.9% fewer than in 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 48.5, against 46.5 for the province, and over-65s make up 27.3%. Foreign nationals account for 11.1% of residents. Declared incomes are lower than the Padua average.

The municipality is in seismic zone 3, as are 89 of the 101 municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.068 g. The hazard is moderate; for a masonry building, it is still worth asking about the year of construction and any work done.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report traces the address back to the land parcel. In low-lying land between an embanked river and canals, the official flood maps are worth looking at, and the report checks them for the exact position of the house.

Key points

  • Plain along the Adige, on the border between the Padua area and the Polesine.
  • Population down 10.9% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.068 g.
  • Low land between embankments and canals: check flood-prone areas.

Overview

Piacenza d'Adige is a municipality in the province of Padova, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 1,228 residents, among the smallest in the province (100 of 101).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Piacenza d'Adige 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 0.068 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 10.9%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (47). 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 11.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Piacenza d'Adige declared an average taxable income of 18,973 euros, below the provincial average (26,932 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Piacenza d'Adige is in climate zone E, with 2,355 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 10 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Piacenza d'Adige has 1 school and 1 pharmacy.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.4 per 1,000 residents.

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 8.5% of the land in Piacenza d'Adige, compared with 18.7% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 4.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Piacenza d'Adige 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 Piacenza d'Adige; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Piacenza d'Adige: 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 Piacenza d'Adige 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 20 inhabited census areas in Piacenza d'Adige. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.3%
  • fair 99.7%

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 028062. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.