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Pianiga: 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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Pianiga, Cazzago, Mellaredo and Rivale between Padua and Mestre

Pianiga lies on the boundary between the provinces of Venice and Padua, a flat rural municipality between the Riviera del Brenta and the Mirano area. Besides the main village it includes the hamlets of Cazzago, Mellaredo and Rivale, each with its own church and small centre, separated by fields, workshops and country roads. Padua and Mestre are both under half an hour by car, and the local economy rests on small and medium-sized firms, as in much of central Veneto.

The land is flat and low, only a few metres above sea level, and water is managed through a network of drainage ditches and reclamation canals. After very heavy rain the system can struggle, so for a house with a basement room or an underground garage, ask the seller and the neighbours, as well as reading the official flood maps that the report checks at the address.

Compared with the rest of the province of Venice, Pianiga is young. The estimated average age is 45.5 against 47.6, and over-65s are 20.9% against 26.0%. Istat, the national statistics office, counted 12,206 residents in 2023, up 2.0% on 2011, with foreign residents at 7.0%. Declared incomes are slightly above the provincial average. People move here mainly for a home and family life rather than nightlife: there are 2.95 bars and restaurants per 1,000 residents, against 6.64 in a province where Venice and tourism weigh heavily.

All 44 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 3. In Pianiga the expected ground acceleration is about 0.086 g, a low value. In houses on the Veneto plain, damp in the walls, insulation and the state of the heating and wiring usually matter more than earthquakes.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps and the report finds the plot from the address.

Key points

  • Hamlets of Cazzago, Mellaredo and Rivale, between Padua and Mestre.
  • Average age 45.5, against 47.6 in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.086 g.
  • Low land drained by canals: flood hazard checked by address.

Overview

Pianiga is a municipality in the province of Venezia, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 12,206 residents, ranked 20 of 44 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Pianiga 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 0.086 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 2.0%. The estimated average age is 46 years, lower than the province average (48). 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Pianiga declared an average taxable income of 26,377 euros, in line with the province (25,574 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Pianiga is in climate zone E, with 2,462 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 8 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Pianiga has 7 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 9 grocery shops and supermarkets, 6 healthcare facilities and 11 sports facilities.

There are 0.7 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).

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 27.2% of the land in Pianiga, compared with 14.1% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.8 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Pianiga 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 Pianiga; 4 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Pianiga: 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 Pianiga 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 56 inhabited census areas in Pianiga. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.1%
  • fair 74.6%
  • good 24.3%

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 027028. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.