San Polo 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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San Polo di Piave, on the left bank of the Piave towards Oderzo
San Polo di Piave lies on the Treviso plain on the left bank of the Piave, between the river and Oderzo. It is vineyard country, part of the Piave wine area, and open farmland, with the village gathered around its centre and historic villas; the best known is the Papadopoli castle, an aristocratic residence surrounded by a large park. During the First World War, after the defeat at Caporetto, the front line ran right along the Piave.
Oderzo and Conegliano are the nearest towns for secondary schools and services, while Treviso is about half an hour away by car. Buyers will find detached houses with gardens, terraced houses and rural buildings in the countryside, often needing renovation. The landscape is flat and distances are nearly always covered by car.
There were 4,876 residents in 2023, down 1.1% on 2011, a small change. The average age is 45.6, close to the province (46.0); households have 2.57 members on average and foreign residents make up 18.4%, one of the highest shares in the province of Treviso. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.
This part of the Veneto has seismicity that should be taken seriously. San Polo di Piave is in zone 2, like 71 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.169 g. In rural buildings and old houses, renovation is the time to strengthen walls and floors, including with the tax incentives available for earthquake-proofing.
The Piave flows in a wide gravel bed (the grave) and carries a lot of water in flood; the land is low and crossed by drainage canals. The report checks flood risk at the address and uses the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps.
Key points
- On the left bank of the Piave, between the river and Oderzo.
- Foreign residents 18.4%, households of 2.57.
- Seismic zone 2, acceleration about 0.169 g.
- Near the Piave: check floods and canals.
Overview
San Polo di Piave is a municipality in the province of Treviso, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 4,876 residents, ranked 66 of 94 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, San Polo di Piave is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Most municipalities in the province (72 of 94) are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.169 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in San Polo di Piave, the building matters a great deal: ask for the design year, whether it met the 2008 seismic standards, and whether any seismic retrofit has been carried out.
Population
Compared with the 2011 census, the resident population has fallen by 1.1%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 18.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.6 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in San Polo di Piave declared an average taxable income of 23,021 euros, below the provincial average (26,083 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
San Polo di Piave is in climate zone E, with 2,402 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 27 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, San Polo di Piave has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets and 2 sports facilities.
The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 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 15.2% of the land in San Polo 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
San Polo 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in San Polo di Piave, and 2 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 San Polo 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 San Polo 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 39 inhabited census areas in San Polo di Piave. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 59.4%
- good 40.6%
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 026074. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.