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Saccolongo: 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 Scapacchio' Est 1, Saccolongo.

Saccolongo, on the Bacchiglione between Padua and the Euganean Hills

The river Bacchiglione flows through Saccolongo before reaching Selvazzano and then Padua. The municipality lies on the plain west of the city, on the way to the Euganean Hills, which rise on the horizon, and includes the hamlet of Creola. It is a residential place, with countryside still showing between one neighbourhood and the next.

The link with Padua shapes almost everything. The city is about fifteen kilometres away and many residents drive there every day, with journey times lengthening at rush hour on the ring roads. Buyers will find mostly detached and terraced houses and small blocks of flats. For free time, the Euganean Hills with their footpaths and spa towns are close by.

The population is stable: 4,948 residents in 2023, up 0.3% on 2011. The average age is 47.0 (46.5 in the province), people over 65 make up 25.0% and foreign residents 4.8%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Saccolongo is in seismic zone 3, like 88 other municipalities in the province of Padua, while 12 are in zone 2. The expected ground acceleration is about 0.091 g, a moderate hazard: for houses built before the 1980s it is still worth knowing how the structure is made.

The river is the main issue. The Bacchiglione has a long history of floods and the land here is low, protected by embankments and a network of drainage channels. Before buying near the river or on a ground floor, look at the flood maps, which the report checks at the address together with the cadastral maps of the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate).

Key points

  • On the Bacchiglione, west of Padua towards the Euganean Hills.
  • 4,948 residents, up 0.3% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, acceleration about 0.091 g.
  • Low land and embankments: check flood risk.

Overview

Saccolongo is a municipality in the province of Padova, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 4,948 residents, ranked 56 of 101 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Saccolongo 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 0.091 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 4.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Saccolongo declared an average taxable income of 25,104 euros, below the provincial average (26,932 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Saccolongo is in climate zone E, with 2,344 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 19 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Saccolongo has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities and 5 sports facilities.

There are 0.4 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 16.7% of the land in Saccolongo, 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

Saccolongo 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Saccolongo. 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 Saccolongo: 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 Saccolongo 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 45 inhabited census areas in Saccolongo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.2%
  • fair 55.5%
  • good 43.3%

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

ISTAT code 028073. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.