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Bergantino: 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: Via Giuseppe Mazzini 10, Bergantino.

Bergantino, the fairground ride village on the Po

Bergantino is an unusual place: a country village in the upper Polesine, on the bank of the Po, which for over a century has built fairground rides and attractions for funfairs around the world. The village even has a museum devoted to fairground rides and popular entertainment. Firms in the trade are an important part of the local economy, alongside farming on the plain.

The land is flat, with the great Po embankment on the horizon, fields, poplar plantations and a compact centre. For buyers, homes are mostly detached houses or small blocks at plain-country prices, and a car is needed to reach Rovigo, Mantua or Ferrara, the larger towns of the area.

Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,370 residents in 2023, down 9.7% since 2011. The average age is 49.5, just above the 49.0 of an already elderly province, with over-65s at 29.9%. Foreign residents make up 8.1%. Declared incomes are in line with the provincial average.

All 50 municipalities in the province of Rovigo are in seismic zone 3, and in Bergantino the expected ground acceleration is 0.085 g. On clay soils of the plain, for a house built some decades ago, have a surveyor look at cracks and any movement in the foundations.

Living close to the Po also means checking the position of the house relative to the river and canals with care. With the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps, which are published, the report reaches the land parcel and reads the official flood maps for that spot.

Key points

  • Fairground ride makers' village on the Po, upper Polesine.
  • Population down 9.7% since 2011.
  • Seismic zone 3, like the whole province.
  • Average age 49.5, over-65s 29.9%.

Overview

Bergantino is a municipality in the province of Rovigo, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 2,370 residents, ranked 26 of 50 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Bergantino 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 0.085 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 9.7%. The estimated average age is 50 years, in line with the province. 30% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Bergantino declared an average taxable income of 22,788 euros, in line with the province (23,221 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Bergantino is in climate zone E, with 2,355 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 15 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Bergantino has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility and 5 sports facilities.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 per 1,000 residents.

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 12.8% of the land in Bergantino, compared with 8.4% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.

Radon and contaminated sites

Bergantino 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 Bergantino; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Bergantino: 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 Bergantino 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 28 inhabited census areas in Bergantino. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 68 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 2.6%
  • fair 29.7%
  • good 67.6%

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 029006. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.