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Sant'Urbano: 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 Valgrande 1, Sant'Urbano.

Sant'Urbano, the low Padua plain between Este and the Polesine

Sant'Urbano is a lowland municipality in the southern part of the province of Padua, in the countryside south of Este that stretches towards the Polesine and the province of Rovigo. The land is flat, a few metres above sea level, divided into regular fields by drainage ditches and reclamation canals, with the main village and a few hamlets strung along the roads.

Homes are almost all detached: newer houses, old farmhouses and farm courtyards, sometimes with a lot of land. For buyers, water is the main question. On reclaimed land this low, drainage depends on ditches and pumping stations, and the official flood maps need to be read for the individual address, as the report does. Other things to check are the distance to services and journey times to Este, Monselice or Padua.

The population is falling. In 2023 there were 1,899 residents, according to Istat, the national statistics office, down 12.2% on 2011, or 263 fewer people. The average age is 49.5, against 46.5 in the province of Padua, and over-65s are 28.4%, against 24.2%. Foreign residents are 5.4%. Declared incomes stay below the provincial average.

The municipality is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection scale, like 88 other municipalities in the province, with an expected acceleration of 0.066 g. In old brick farmhouses, the roofs, floors and rising damp, common on low ground, are what matter.

The climate is zone E, with winter fog. The Revenue Agency publishes cadastral maps and the report links the address to its land parcel, which is especially useful for properties with land.

Key points

  • Reclaimed plain south of Este, towards the Polesine.
  • Flood maps to be read house by house.
  • Population down 12.2% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.066 g.

Overview

Sant'Urbano is a municipality in the province of Padova, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 1,899 residents, among the smallest in the province (93 of 101).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Sant'Urbano 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 0.066 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 fallen by 12.2%. The estimated average age is 49 years, higher than the province average (47). 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Sant'Urbano declared an average taxable income of 21,606 euros, below the provincial average (26,932 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Sant'Urbano is in climate zone E, with 2,355 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 9 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Sant'Urbano has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 2 sports facilities.

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 8.2% of the land in Sant'Urbano, 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

Sant'Urbano 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 no open contaminated sites in Sant'Urbano; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Sant'Urbano: 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'Urbano 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 27 inhabited census areas in Sant'Urbano. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 7.8%
  • fair 92.2%

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 028084. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.