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Ponso: 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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Ponso, farmland in the lower Padua plain

Ponso is a lowland municipality in the Bassa Padovana, the countryside south of the Euganean Hills between Este and Montagnana. The land is flat, only a few metres above sea level, crossed by drainage canals from old land reclamation and farmed for arable crops, with the village strung along the main roads and houses dotted across the fields.

For buyers, the market is typical of this area: detached houses with gardens, villas, old farmhouses to renovate and a few workshops. Este is the nearby town for schools, the hospital and services, while Padua is a longer drive.

Istat, the national statistics institute, counts 2,422 residents in 2023, slightly fewer than in 2011 (down 1.1%). The average age is 46.4, effectively the same as the provincial 46.5, over-65s make up 23.3% and foreign residents 5.2%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Earthquake risk is moderate: Ponso is in seismic zone 3, like 88 other municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of 0.068 g. In old farmhouses the weak point is usually damp in the ground-floor walls, along with roofs and timber floors.

On low-lying reclaimed land, water is the first thing to look at: the report checks the official flood maps at the address and identifies the land parcel with the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps.

Key points

  • Lower Padua plain, between Este and Montagnana.
  • Reclaimed flat land, a few metres above sea level.
  • Population almost stable since 2011; average age 46.4.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.068 g.

Overview

Ponso is a municipality in the province of Padova, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 2,422 residents, ranked 85 of 101 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ponso 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 1.1%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ponso declared an average taxable income of 22,275 euros, below the provincial average (26,932 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Ponso is in climate zone E, with 2,421 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 11 metres above sea level.

Services

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

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 15.0% of the land in Ponso, 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

Ponso 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 Ponso; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Ponso: 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 Ponso 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 32 inhabited census areas in Ponso. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 27.1%
  • fair 72.9%

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 028067. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.