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Sant'Elena: 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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Sant'Elena, lowland near Este in the Bassa Padovana

Sant'Elena is a lowland municipality in the Bassa Padovana, a few kilometres from Este, with the Euganean Hills closing the horizon on clear days. The land is flat and low, crossed by reclamation canals and ditches, with farmed fields and a centre that has grown with estates of detached homes. Este and Monselice are the reference towns for shops, secondary schools and services, and Padua is within driving distance.

It is a growing village, against the trend in much of the Bassa. Buyers mostly find detached houses and recent homes with gardens, plus a few farm buildings to restore. The climate is zone E, with foggy, damp winters: in a house a few decades old, insulation and heating have a real effect on running costs. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,519 residents in 2023, up 3.7% on 2011. The average age is 44.0, lower than the 46.5 of the province of Padua, with 19.3% over 65 and 3.9% foreign residents.

Sant'Elena is in seismic zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.064 g, a limited level. For older houses it is still worth checking walls and floors, especially on soft alluvial ground.

On countryside this low, water is the key issue. For each address the report checks the official flood maps and, through the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastre, identifies the building's land parcel.

Key points

  • Bassa Padovana, a few km from Este
  • 2,519 residents, up 3.7% since 2011
  • Average age 44.0, below the provincial figure
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.064 g

Overview

Sant'Elena is a municipality in the province of Padova, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 2,519 residents, ranked 84 of 101 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sant'Elena 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 0.064 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 3.7%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (47). 19% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 3.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sant'Elena declared an average taxable income of 24,204 euros, below the provincial average (26,932 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Sant'Elena is in climate zone E, with 2,466 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 8 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sant'Elena has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets and 1 green area.

The data shows no healthcare facilities within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.7 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 15.5% of the land in Sant'Elena, compared with 18.7% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.6 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Sant'Elena 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 Sant'Elena. 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 Sant'Elena: 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 Sant'Elena 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 25 inhabited census areas in Sant'Elena. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 3.2%
  • fair 96.8%

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 028083. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.