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Vigodarzere: 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 Roma 1, Vigodarzere.

Vigodarzere, along the Brenta on Padua's northern edge

North of Padua, just past the city boundary, Vigodarzere stretches across the plain, with the river Brenta running through its territory. The municipality includes the main village and hamlets such as Tavo and Saletto, and is mostly residential, with detached and terraced houses and small blocks of flats alongside fields and business areas.

For anyone working in Padua the location is convenient. As well as the roads into the city there is the Padua to Castelfranco railway, with a stop at Vigodarzere, so you can reach central Padua without a car. Buyers here are usually after a bigger home than they would find in the city, with a bit of garden, while staying close to Padua's services.

At the end of 2023 Istat, the national statistics office, counted 13,175 residents, up 2.3% on 2011. The estimated average age is 46.4, much the same as the province (46.5); over-65s make up 23.3% and foreign residents 8.9%. Households have 2.38 members on average and declared incomes are close to the provincial average.

The Brenta is the thing to keep an eye on. It is an embanked river that carries a lot of water in flood periods, and the surrounding plain is also crossed by ditches and drainage channels. The report compares the address with the official flood maps; near the embankments and in the lowest areas it is also worth asking whether the house has ever flooded and whether it has a basement.

Earthquake risk is low. The province of Padua has 89 municipalities in seismic zone 3, Vigodarzere among them, in zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.100 g. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report traces the plot from the address.

Key points

  • North of Padua, with a stop on the Padua to Castelfranco railway.
  • The Brenta crosses the municipality: check flood maps.
  • Population up 2.3% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.100 g.

Overview

Vigodarzere is a municipality in the province of Padova, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 13,175 residents, ranked 15 of 101 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Vigodarzere 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 0.100 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 2.3%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 23% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Vigodarzere declared an average taxable income of 25,610 euros, in line with the province (26,932 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Vigodarzere 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 18 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Vigodarzere has 9 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 4 grocery shops and supermarkets, 6 healthcare facilities, 7 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.5 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).

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 21.8% of the land in Vigodarzere, 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

Vigodarzere 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 5 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Vigodarzere, and 6 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 Vigodarzere: 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 Vigodarzere 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 61 inhabited census areas in Vigodarzere. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 65 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 7.2%
  • fair 39.7%
  • good 53.1%

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 028099. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.