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Vo': 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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For example: Via Tina Anselmi 74, Vo'.

Vo', the western slopes of the Euganean Hills

Vo' covers the western side of the Euganean Hills, where these volcanic heights drop to the plain near the border with Vicenza province. The town hall stands on flat ground at the foot of the hills, while most of the territory is vineyards, woodland and roads climbing to the hamlets. This is Colli Euganei wine country and farmland, with Padua and Este as the places people look to for work and services.

Buyers face two quite different choices. Down below there are village houses and newer detached homes, handy for services. Up in the hills you find farmhouses, rustic buildings and scattered houses with land, more isolated and reached by narrow roads. On a hillside property it pays to check the slope and winter access. On the plain, the flood maps for the drainage channels matter more. The report does both checks for the address.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 3,248 residents in 2023, down 4.9% since 2011. The population is older than average: mean age 47.9 against 46.5 for Padua province, with 26.6% over 65. Foreign residents are 4.6%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

The area is in seismic zone 3, like 88 other municipalities in the province, with an expected ground acceleration of about 0.080 g in the built-up area. That is a moderate risk. In old stone houses on the hills, look at the load-bearing walls and the roof; in newer buildings, ask for the design documents.

Key points

  • Western side of the Euganean Hills, vineyards and plain.
  • 3,248 residents, down 4.9% since 2011.
  • 26.6% over 65, average age 47.9.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.080 g.

Overview

Vo' is a municipality in the province of Padova, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 3,248 residents, ranked 76 of 101 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Vo' 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 0.080 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 fallen by 4.9%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Vo' declared an average taxable income of 22,667 euros, below the provincial average (26,932 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Vo' is in climate zone E, with 2,487 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 19 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Vo' has 4 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 1 healthcare facility, 3 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.3 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 11.9% of the land in Vo', 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

Vo' is one of the municipalities designated as a radon priority area by the Regione Veneto in 2025. According to the ISPRA map, the estimated radon emission in the municipality is high. 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 Vo'; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Vo': 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 Vo' 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 30 inhabited census areas in Vo'. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 57 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 6.5%
  • fair 68.0%
  • good 25.4%

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

ISTAT code 028105. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.