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Terrassa Padovana: 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 Cappelline 1, Terrassa Padovana.

Terrassa Padovana, farmland and canals in the lower plain

Terrassa Padovana is a lowland municipality in the southern plain of the province of Padua, a landscape of cultivated fields, drainage ditches and reclamation canals. The ground is almost at sea level and the settlement is spread out, with the centre, a few hamlets and many houses scattered along country roads.

For buyers the main reference is Padua, reached by car, together with the larger towns nearby for everyday services. The market consists of detached and semi-detached houses with gardens, often built in recent decades, and old farmhouses waiting to be restored. In a plain crossed by canals it is worth checking the official flood maps before choosing a plot. The report does this for the exact address, because the picture changes from one street to the next.

The population is holding up. Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,678 residents (2023), up 2.0% since 2011, and it is younger than the province: an average age of 44.7 against 46.5, with over-65s at 19.3% against 24.2%. Foreign residents make up 5.9%.

On earthquakes, Terrassa is in seismic zone 3, like 88 other municipalities around Padua, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.063 g, a low value. In lowland houses, rising damp and the condition of foundations on clay soils often matter more, and a survey helps to assess them.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastre is published, so the report links the address to its land parcel.

Key points

  • Lowland south of Padua, among fields and canals
  • 2,678 residents, up 2.0% since 2011
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.063 g
  • Younger than the province: average age 44.7

Overview

Terrassa Padovana is a municipality in the province of Padova, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 2,678 residents, ranked 81 of 101 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Terrassa Padovana 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 0.063 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 2.0%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 19% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.5 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Terrassa Padovana declared an average taxable income of 22,604 euros, below the provincial average (26,932 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Terrassa Padovana 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 6 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Terrassa Padovana has 4 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 9.6% of the land in Terrassa Padovana, 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

Terrassa Padovana 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 Terrassa Padovana; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Terrassa Padovana: 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 Terrassa Padovana 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 22 inhabited census areas in Terrassa Padovana. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 60 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 9.2%
  • fair 90.8%

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 028090. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.