Villafranca 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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Villafranca Padovana, farmland and new homes west of Padua
If you are looking for a home outside Padua, on the side facing Vicenza, you will probably come across places like Villafranca Padovana. It is flat country, with fields that still stretch a long way, a main village and several hamlets that have grown over recent decades with detached houses, terraces and small blocks of flats.
The growth shows in the figures from Istat, the national statistics office. There are 10,561 residents, up 7.8% since 2011, or 764 more people. By Veneto standards the population is young: the average age is 44.5 against 46.5 for the province, and 20.4% are over 65, compared with 24.2% provincially. Households average 2.55 people and foreign residents are 6.8%. Declared incomes are a little below the provincial average.
Daily life depends on the car. Work is in Padua, in its industrial estate or in nearby towns, and that is also where the hospital and secondary schools are. If you are buying in one of the hamlets, check how far the primary school, supermarket and pharmacy are: the report measures this from the exact position of the house. The whole municipality has 3 supermarkets and 3 pharmacies.
Water matters more than earthquakes here. The Padua plain is criss-crossed by drainage canals and ditches, much of the land is low and the water table is close to the surface. For a house with a basement room or underground garage, ask whether there has been any seepage, and read the official flood maps for the specific address, because they change from one street to the next.
The seismic hazard is moderate. Villafranca Padovana is in seismic zone 3, like 89 municipalities in the province of Padua, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.108 g. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, which the report uses to link the address to its land parcel.
Key points
- Flat land and residential hamlets on the Vicenza side of Padua.
- Population up 7.8% since 2011.
- 20.4% over 65, against 24.2% in the province.
- Canals and a high water table: check flooding by address.
Overview
Villafranca Padovana is a municipality in the province of Padova, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 10,561 residents, ranked 22 of 101 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Villafranca 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 0.108 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 7.8%. The estimated average age is 44 years, lower than the province average (47). 20% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 6.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.6 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Villafranca Padovana declared an average taxable income of 25,699 euros, in line with the province (26,932 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Villafranca Padovana is in climate zone E, with 2,368 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 22 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Villafranca Padovana has 9 schools and 3 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 5 healthcare facilities and 3 sports facilities.
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 18.2% of the land in Villafranca Padovana, compared with 18.7% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 2.4 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Villafranca 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 one contaminated site, or site still under investigation, in Villafranca Padovana. 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 Villafranca 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 Villafranca 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 58 inhabited census areas in Villafranca Padovana. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 67 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 2.2%
- fair 31.7%
- good 66.1%
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
- 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 028103. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.