Piazzola sul Brenta: 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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Piazzola sul Brenta, Villa Contarini and the river north of Padua
The centre of Piazzola sul Brenta is built around Villa Contarini, one of the largest of the Venetian villas, with a vast arcaded square in front and a park behind; today it hosts exhibitions and concerts. The town lies on the upper Padua plain, about twenty kilometres north of Padua, close to the river Brenta, and its territory includes several hamlets. In one of them, Isola Mantegna, the painter Andrea Mantegna was born.
For buyers, this is a plain with two sides: the main town, with services and older houses around the villa, and the hamlets, with detached houses, family homes and farmland. Padua is about half an hour by car, and Cittadella and Camposampiero are also close. In country houses, check the utility connections and the distance from livestock farms and roads carrying heavy traffic.
In 2023 there were 11,109 residents, almost the same as in 2011 (down 0.2%), according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 46.6, practically the same as the province of Padua (46.5); over-65s make up 25.0% and foreign residents 7.4%. Average incomes are just below the provincial figure. Schools are plentiful for a town of this size: 12 schools and education sites, 1.08 per 1,000 residents against 0.82 in the province.
In the province of Padua, 89 municipalities are in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department's scale and 12 in zone 2. Piazzola is in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration in the built-up area of about 0.125 g. In houses from the 1960s and 1970s, often extended over time, make sure the alterations were authorised and ask whether the structure was checked during renovation.
The river is what needs checking. Areas close to the Brenta and its embankments, and low land crossed by drains and canals, have a flood hazard that varies greatly from one address to the next; the report reads it from the official maps. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the whole municipality.
Key points
- Villa Contarini at the heart of town, the Brenta close by.
- Population stable since 2011, average age 46.6.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.125 g.
- Near the river, flood hazard needs checking.
Overview
Piazzola sul Brenta is a municipality in the province of Padova, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 11,109 residents, ranked 21 of 101 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Piazzola sul Brenta 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 0.125 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. 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 7.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Piazzola sul Brenta declared an average taxable income of 25,624 euros, in line with the province (26,932 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Piazzola sul Brenta 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 30 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Piazzola sul Brenta has 12 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets, 5 healthcare facilities, 7 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
There are 0.5 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 15.7% of the land in Piazzola sul Brenta, compared with 18.7% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.6 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Piazzola sul Brenta 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 3 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Piazzola sul Brenta, 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 Piazzola sul Brenta: 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 Piazzola sul Brenta 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 95 inhabited census areas in Piazzola sul Brenta. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.4%
- fair 71.3%
- good 28.3%
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
- 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 028063. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.