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Polverara: 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 San Fidenzio 1, Polverara.

Polverara, a famous hen and farmland between Padua and Piove di Sacco

Polverara is best known for a breed of hen that bears its name, with a distinctive crest of feathers on its head, linked to this area for centuries. Otherwise it is a small lowland municipality in the Saccisica, the area between Padua and Piove di Sacco, with fields, drainage canals and a built-up area that has grown a lot in recent decades. Padua is about twenty minutes by car.

The growth shows in the figures. In 2023 there were 3,384 residents, up 9.0% since 2011, or 280 more people, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 44.7, against 46.5 in the province, and over-65s make up 20.3%, fewer than the provincial 24.2%. Foreign nationals are 3.8%. Incomes are close to the Padua average.

Buyers mostly find detached and semi-detached houses and small recent blocks of flats, chosen by families who work in Padua and want space and a garden. There are few older houses. The data have no information on public transport stops, so check bus routes into the city before choosing.

The province of Padua has municipalities in seismic zones 2 and 3 on the Civil Protection Department's scale. Polverara is in zone 3, with a low expected ground acceleration of about 0.067 g. In homes built in the last twenty years, the useful checks are mainly build quality, insulation and the energy rating.

The Saccisica is reclaimed plain a few metres above sea level, crossed by rivers and canals. Flooding is the first thing to check, and the report does so on the official maps for the exact address. Cadastral maps from the Revenue Agency are available.

Key points

  • Saccisica, between Padua and Piove di Sacco, reclaimed plain.
  • Up 9.0% since 2011, over-65s at 20.3%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.067 g.
  • Recent houses and flats; flood maps worth checking.

Overview

Polverara is a municipality in the province of Padova, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 3,384 residents, ranked 74 of 101 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Polverara 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 grown by 9.0%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 3.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Polverara declared an average taxable income of 25,984 euros, in line with the province (26,932 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Polverara 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 6 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Polverara has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 sports facilities.

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 15.8% of the land in Polverara, compared with 18.7% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.7 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Polverara 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 Polverara; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Polverara: 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 Polverara 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 27 inhabited census areas in Polverara. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 7.8%
  • fair 92.2%

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 028066. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.