Ponte San Nicolò: 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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Ponte San Nicolò, Padua's south-eastern edge
Ponte San Nicolò borders Padua to the south-east and is in effect part of the city's suburban ring. The centre of Padua is a few minutes away by car or bike, and the municipality, with the village of Roncaglia and other hamlets, is mostly residential: detached and terraced houses and blocks of flats, with green spaces and small industrial areas in between.
People buy here to be near Padua, its hospital, university and jobs, with more space and greenery around the house. Declared incomes are above the provincial average. The population is ageing, though: Istat, the national statistics office, counted 13,185 residents in 2023, 52 fewer than in 2011, and the estimated average age of 47.6 is above 46.5 for the province. Over-65s make up 25.3%, against 24.2% across the province, and foreign residents 8.9%.
Water is the main issue. The municipality is on flat, low-lying land just a few metres above sea level, between the rivers and canals that run south-east from Padua, with embankments and pumping stations protecting the built-up areas. Floods have reached homes and fields in this part of Veneto before. Before buying, look at the height of the plot, its distance from the embankments and the official flood maps, which the report checks for the address.
The province of Padua has 89 municipalities in seismic zone 3 and 12 in zone 2, towards the north. Ponte San Nicolò is in zone 3, with a low expected ground acceleration of about 0.074 g. In a house from the 1970s or 1980s, the biggest costs are usually insulation, windows and services.
The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps for the whole municipality, and the report traces the plot from the address.
Key points
- Inner suburban ring of Padua, south-east of the city.
- Average age 47.6, above 46.5 for the province.
- Low plain between rivers and canals: check height and flooding.
- Seismic zone 3, low acceleration: about 0.074 g.
Overview
Ponte San Nicolò is a municipality in the province of Padova, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 13,185 residents, ranked 14 of 101 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Ponte San Nicolò 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 0.074 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 48 years, in line with the province. 25% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Ponte San Nicolò declared an average taxable income of 27,140 euros, in line with the province (26,932 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Ponte San Nicolò 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 12 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Ponte San Nicolò has 7 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 9 healthcare facilities, 16 sports facilities and 1 green area.
There are 0.5 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.8).
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 29.9% of the land in Ponte San Nicolò, 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
Ponte San Nicolò 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 Ponte San Nicolò, 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 Ponte San Nicolò: 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 San Nicolò 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 67 inhabited census areas in Ponte San Nicolò. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.2%
- fair 49.9%
- good 49.9%
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
- 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 028069. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.