Villa del Conte: 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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Villa del Conte and Abbazia Pisani, in the northern Padua plain
Fields, workshops and houses with gardens: Villa del Conte is a flat municipality in the northern part of the province of Padua, between Cittadella and Camposampiero and about thirty kilometres from Padua itself. Besides the main village there is the hamlet of Abbazia Pisani. The town hall is less than thirty metres above sea level, and winters are those of climate zone E, cold and often foggy.
People here live in detached and semi-detached houses more than in flats, and households are large by today's standards: 2.65 people on average. Work means driving to nearby towns, the industrial areas around Camposampiero, or Padua. Basic services are there (5 school sites, 2 pharmacies); for anything else people go to the bigger towns, and the report gives the real distances from each address.
The population is holding up: 5,623 residents in 2023, up 2.2% since 2011 according to Istat, the national statistics office. It is also younger than the Padua average, with an average age of 44.9 against 46.5 and over-65s at 22.3% against 24.2%. Foreign residents account for 7.1%. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.
One fact tends to surprise people coming from Padua. Villa del Conte is in seismic zone 2, as are only 12 municipalities in the province; the other 89 are in zone 3, one step lower. The expected ground acceleration is about 0.142 g. For a house built before recent earthquake standards, ask for the structural design and check any extensions added over the years.
On a plain criss-crossed by ditches and canals, flood hazard depends on the exact location, and the report checks it for the address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the plot can be traced from the address.
Key points
- Flat land between Cittadella and Camposampiero, with Abbazia Pisani.
- Population up 2.2% since 2011, households of 2.65 people.
- Seismic zone 2: only 12 municipalities in the province share it.
- Younger population than the provincial average.
Overview
Villa del Conte is a municipality in the province of Padova, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 5,623 residents, ranked 50 of 101 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Villa del Conte 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 0.142 g, a moderate value: the level with a 10% probability of being exceeded in 50 years, on rock.
For anyone buying in Villa del Conte, 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 grown by 2.2%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (47). 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.6 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Villa del Conte declared an average taxable income of 25,442 euros, below the provincial average (26,932 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Villa del Conte 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 28 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Villa del Conte has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 4 healthcare facilities.
There are 0.2 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.4).
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 20.3% of the land in Villa del Conte, 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
Villa del Conte 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 Villa del Conte; one has been cleaned up or closed.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Villa del Conte: 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 Villa del Conte 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 Villa del Conte. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 3.4%
- fair 65.2%
- good 31.4%
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 028101. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.