San Giorgio delle Pertiche: 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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San Giorgio delle Pertiche, Arsego and the plain north of Padua
San Giorgio delle Pertiche lies in the Alta Padovana, the flat farmland north of Padua that stretches towards Camposampiero and Castelfranco Veneto. The land sits about twenty metres above sea level and is crossed by ditches and drainage channels. Houses line the roads between the main village and the hamlet of Arsego, in the typical Veneto mix of detached homes, workshops and fields, with far more built-up land than the Italian average.
Most buyers here work in Padua or in the neighbouring towns. The usual choice is between a detached house with a garden and a flat in a fairly new low-rise block. Try the drive at rush hour before you commit, as traffic towards the city funnels onto a handful of roads, and check how close the house is to the busiest of them.
By Veneto standards the population is young. At the end of 2023 there were 10,088 residents, up 1.1% on the 9,979 of the 2011 census, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The estimated average age is 44.2, against 46.5 for the province; over-65s make up 20.2% (province: 24.2%), and households average 2.53 people, which points to couples with children. Foreign residents account for 11.5%. Declared incomes are slightly below the Padua average.
Earthquake hazard is moderate. The town is in seismic zone 3 in the Civil Protection classification, like 89 of the 101 municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.120 g. In a house from the 1970s or 1980s, ask whether the roof and floors have been redone and to what standard.
On low ground full of channels, water is the thing to check most carefully. The report reads the official flood maps at the exact address and uses the cadastral maps published by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) to find the plot the building stands on.
Key points
- Alta Padovana farmland between Padua and Camposampiero, with Arsego.
- Population up 1.1% since 2011, average age 44.2.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.120 g.
- Flat land with drainage channels: check flooding for each address.
Overview
San Giorgio delle Pertiche is a municipality in the province of Padova, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 10,088 residents, ranked 24 of 101 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Giorgio delle Pertiche 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 0.120 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 1.1%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (47). 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 11.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Giorgio delle Pertiche declared an average taxable income of 25,503 euros, below the provincial average (26,932 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Giorgio delle Pertiche 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 21 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Giorgio delle Pertiche has 7 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 7 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 7 sports facilities and 1 green area.
There are 0.2 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 24.2% of the land in San Giorgio delle Pertiche, compared with 18.7% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.4 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
San Giorgio delle Pertiche 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 San Giorgio delle Pertiche. 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 San Giorgio delle Pertiche: 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 San Giorgio delle Pertiche 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 58 inhabited census areas in San Giorgio delle Pertiche. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.8%
- fair 76.1%
- good 23.1%
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 028075. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.