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Vigonza: 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 Armando Diaz 1, Vigonza.

Vigonza, flat country between Padua and the Venice area

Vigonza covers a stretch of plain east of Padua, towards the border with the province of Venice. The main town sits alongside several outlying villages, Peraga and Busa among them, spread between fields, small industrial estates and recent housing developments. The land is flat and low, with the town hall at around 10 metres above sea level, and the landscape is typical of the built-up Veneto countryside, where workshops stand next to detached houses and the odd historic villa.

For many people the choice is about work in Padua, which is only a few kilometres away. It is worth trying the journey at rush hour, though, because traffic between the towns around the city builds up and distances on the map do not tell the whole story. Services and the distance to shops also vary from one village to the next, and the report measures them from the exact location of the house.

Vigonza is growing. Istat, the national statistics office, recorded 23,288 residents in 2023, up 5.9% on 2011, making it number 3 in the province by population. The average age is 45.7, below the provincial 46.5, and over-65s make up 22.3%. Foreign residents account for 8.6%. Average declared incomes are above the provincial level.

On land this low, water is the thing to watch. A network of drainage ditches and reclamation channels carries rainwater away, and after heavy storms some spots can flood. The report checks the official flood maps for the address; it is also sensible to ask the seller whether garages or basement rooms have ever taken on water.

For earthquakes the town is in seismic zone 3, like 89 of the 101 municipalities in the province of Padua, with expected ground acceleration of about 0.087 g. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report traces the land parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Plain east of Padua, main town and villages among fields and workshops.
  • 23,288 residents, up 5.9% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.087 g.
  • Low-lying land: flood risk to check address by address.

Overview

Vigonza is a municipality in the province of Padova, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 23,288 residents, the third most populous in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Vigonza 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 0.087 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 5.9%. The estimated average age is 46 years, in line with the province. 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Vigonza declared an average taxable income of 28,619 euros, above the provincial average (26,932 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Vigonza is in climate zone E, with 2,423 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 10 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Vigonza has 14 schools and 7 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 12 grocery shops and supermarkets, 20 healthcare facilities, 20 sports facilities and 4 parks and green areas.

There are 0.6 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.8).

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 26.5% of the land in Vigonza, compared with 18.7% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.1 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Vigonza 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 3 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Vigonza, 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 Vigonza: 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 Vigonza 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 124 inhabited census areas in Vigonza. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.9%
  • fair 63.2%
  • good 34.9%

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 028100. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.