Tombolo: 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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Tombolo, northern Padua plain on the Treviso border
At the northern tip of the province of Padua, where it meets the province of Treviso, lies Tombolo, a lowland municipality in the Alta Padovana. Cittadella and Castelfranco Veneto are the nearby reference towns, both a short drive away, and Padua itself is under an hour. The landscape is typical of the area: fields, small and medium-sized firms, houses strung along the roads and a compact centre around the church.
The municipality also includes the hamlet of Onara, with the Onara marsh, a protected wetland fed by springs. Buyers mostly find detached and semi-detached houses, often with a garden, built from the 1960s to the present. The gap between a 1970s house and a recent one shows up on the heating bills, because winters here are cold and damp.
Istat, the national statistics institute, counted 8,133 residents in 2023, 1.1% fewer than in 2011, so the population is broadly stable. Households are large by Italian standards, with 2.42 people on average, and the estimated average age of 45.3 is lower than the provincial 46.5. Foreign residents account for 12.2%. Average incomes are a little below the provincial figure.
On earthquakes, the upper Padua plain stands apart from the rest of the province. The Civil Protection Department (Protezione Civile) puts Tombolo in zone 2, like only 12 municipalities in the province of Padua: those on the upper plain, closest to the hills of Asolo and Bassano. The expected ground acceleration is about 0.160 g. For a converted workshop or a house built before current codes, ask for the structural design and the year of construction.
The cadastral maps are published and the report goes from the address to the plot. Near the springs and drainage ditches, flood hazard can change a great deal from one street to the next.
Key points
- Between Cittadella and Castelfranco Veneto, with the Onara marsh.
- Seismic zone 2, like only 12 municipalities in the province.
- Households of 2.42 people on average; average age 45.3.
- Flood hazard worth checking near ditches and springs.
Overview
Tombolo is a municipality in the province of Padova, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 8,133 residents, ranked 34 of 101 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Tombolo is in seismic zone 2, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible. Only 12 of 101 municipalities in the province are in zone 2.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.160 g, a medium-high value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Tombolo, 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 45 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 12.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Tombolo declared an average taxable income of 25,593 euros, in line with the province (26,932 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Tombolo is in climate zone E, with 2,431 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 42 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Tombolo has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 5 sports facilities 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 32.4% of the land in Tombolo, compared with 18.7% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.4 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Tombolo 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 contaminated sites in Tombolo.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Tombolo: 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 Tombolo 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 34 inhabited census areas in Tombolo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 6.0%
- fair 94.0%
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 028091. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.