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Adria: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Rovigo, 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: Corso Vittorio Emanuele Ii 1, Adria.

Adria, between the Adige and the Po in the Polesine

Adria gave its name to the Adriatic Sea. In ancient times it was a port used by Etruscans and Greeks, and the national archaeological museum holds what they left behind. The coast is now about twenty kilometres away, and the town sits in the low plain of the Polesine, between the Adige to the north and the Po to the south, with the Canal Bianco running through it. After Rovigo itself, it is the most populous municipality in the province.

For a buyer, the key physical fact is height above sea level. The town hall stands only a few metres up, and much of the surrounding land is reclaimed, kept dry by drainage channels and pumping stations. Flood hazard therefore depends on the exact spot, the distance from the embankments and the level of the plot, and the report reads it for each address. It also uses the cadastral maps of the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate), which are published for Adria. Besides the centre, with its buildings along the canals, the municipality includes farming hamlets scattered across the countryside, where many houses are rural and need work.

The population is shrinking and ageing. At the end of 2023 there were 18,556 residents, down 8.3% on the 2011 census according to Istat, the national statistics office. Adria is home to 8.2% of the province's residents. The estimated average age is 49.4, over-65s make up 29.2% against 24.5% across the Veneto, and households have 2.18 members on average. Foreign nationals account for 8.0%. Declared incomes are close to the provincial average.

On earthquakes the Polesine is uniform. All 50 municipalities in the province are in zone 3 of the national classification drawn up by the Civil Protection Department, and in Adria the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is about 0.060 g, a low value. On soft river-plain soils foundations matter more, so in an older building look for cracks, settlement and rising damp before making an offer, and ask whether the walls have been strengthened.

Key points

  • The ancient port that named the Adriatic, now well inland.
  • Residents down 8.3% since 2011, over-65s at 29.2%.
  • All 50 municipalities of the province in seismic zone 3.
  • Low reclaimed land: flood hazard checked address by address.

Overview

Adria is a municipality in the province of Rovigo, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 18,556 residents, the second most populous in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Adria is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. All 50 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.060 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 8.3%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.0% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Adria declared an average taxable income of 23,108 euros, in line with the province (23,221 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Adria is in climate zone E, with 2,466 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 4 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Adria has 22 schools and 6 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 11 grocery shops and supermarkets, 8 healthcare facilities, 19 sports facilities and 3 parks and green areas.

There are 0.4 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.6).

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 8.6% of the land in Adria, compared with 8.4% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.0 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Adria 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 4 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Adria, and 5 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 Adria: 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 Adria 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 274 inhabited census areas in Adria. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 3.6%
  • fair 55.2%
  • good 41.2%

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 029001. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.