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San Pietro Viminario: 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 Pietro Viminario, the lower Padua plain near Monselice

Flat farmland, rows of trees and canals: San Pietro Viminario is a municipality on the lower Padua plain, east of Monselice, with the Euganean Hills on the horizon. The town hall stands only a few metres above sea level and the land is almost all farmland, with the main village and some hamlets built along the roads.

House hunters mostly find detached and semi-detached houses and country homes, often with a plot of land. Monselice is close for shops and services, and Padua is about half an hour's drive. On a plain this low, crossed by drainage channels, the most useful check concerns water: the report looks up the official flood maps for the address, and it is worth asking the seller whether the cellar or ground floor has ever had water coming in.

The population is stable: according to Istat, the national statistics office, there were 3,010 residents in 2023, up 0.2% since 2011. The average age is 45.7, slightly below the provincial 46.5; over-65s are 21.4% and foreign nationals 5.1%. Declared incomes are below the Padua average.

Earthquake risk is moderate, zone 3 in the Civil Protection classification, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.065 g. In older country houses, what matters most is the roof, rising damp in the walls and how efficient the heating is, since winters are climate zone E, damp and foggy.

Key points

  • Lower Padua plain east of Monselice, flat land.
  • 3,010 residents, stable since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.065 g.
  • Low-lying plain: check flood maps and ground floors.

Overview

San Pietro Viminario is a municipality in the province of Padova, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 3,010 residents, ranked 80 of 101 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Pietro Viminario 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 0.065 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 46 years, in line with the province. 21% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Pietro Viminario declared an average taxable income of 23,329 euros, below the provincial average (26,932 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

San Pietro Viminario is in climate zone E, with 2,411 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 7 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Pietro Viminario has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility and 2 sports facilities.

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 13.4% of the land in San Pietro Viminario, 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

San Pietro Viminario 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 Pietro Viminario. 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 Pietro Viminario: 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 Pietro Viminario 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 24 inhabited census areas in San Pietro Viminario. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 55 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.5%
  • fair 96.4%
  • good 3.1%

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

ISTAT code 028079. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.