Ponte di Piave: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Treviso, Veneto. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Ponte di Piave, the river crossing between Treviso and Oderzo
The name says a lot: Ponte di Piave, "Piave Bridge", grew up where the road between Treviso and Oderzo, the ancient Via Postumia, crosses the river Piave. The town lies on the eastern Treviso plain, about twenty kilometres from Treviso, in countryside of vineyards and arable fields that produces Piave appellation wine. In the First World War the river was the front line, and that history is still remembered in the villages along its banks.
For buyers, the river is the first thing to consider. The Piave carries a lot of water in flood; the embankments protect the built-up areas, but the floodplain strips and low ground near the riverbed carry a different flood hazard from the rest of the municipality. The report checks this on the official maps for the address. There is no station in the municipality, so people drive, towards Treviso, Oderzo or the motorway junctions.
The population is stable: 8,296 residents in 2023, 0.2% fewer than in 2011. The town is younger than the province, with an estimated average age of 44.4 against 46.0 and over-65s at 21.4%. Foreign residents make up 14.8%, a high share. Average incomes are a little below the Treviso figure.
In the province of Treviso most municipalities, 72, are in seismic zone 2, and another 4 are in zone 1, the highest class. Ponte di Piave is one of the 18 in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.129 g. Even with a lower hazard than most of the province, for a house built before current standards a structural check is a sensible expense before signing.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are available: from the address the report finds the plot, and from there reads the river, the embankments and the distance to services.
Key points
- On the Piave, along the Via Postumia between Treviso and Oderzo.
- Stable population; average age 44.4, below the province.
- Seismic zone 3, lower than most of the province.
- Near the riverbed and floodplain, flood hazard changes.
Overview
Ponte di Piave is a municipality in the province of Treviso, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 8,296 residents, ranked 38 of 94 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ponte di Piave is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. Only 18 of 94 municipalities in the province are in zone 3.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.129 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 44 years, lower than the province average (46). 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 14.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ponte di Piave declared an average taxable income of 24,280 euros, below the provincial average (26,083 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Ponte di Piave is in climate zone E, with 2,368 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, Ponte di Piave has 7 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 7 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities and 3 sports facilities.
There are 0.2 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).
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 13.1% of the land in Ponte di Piave, compared with 16.6% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
Radon and contaminated sites
Ponte di Piave 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 Ponte di Piave; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Ponte di Piave: 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 Ponte di Piave 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 68 inhabited census areas in Ponte di Piave. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 8.8%
- fair 75.1%
- good 16.1%
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 026058. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.