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Canaro: 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 Roma 23, Canaro.

Canaro, on the banks of the Po facing Ferrara

Canaro is a village in the Polesine, the low plain of the province of Rovigo, built along the left bank of the Po, with Emilia and the Ferrara area across the river. The land is extremely low, a few metres above sea level, protected by embankments and shaped by reclamation: cultivated fields, canals, houses along the roads. Ferrara is close, Rovigo a little further, and the Occhiobello junction on the Bologna-Padua motorway makes travel quick.

For a buyer, homes here are mostly detached houses with a garden or yard, plus old farm buildings. The climate is zone E, with fog and damp in winter: insulation, the boiler and the condition of ground-floor walls all deserve a check. Declared incomes are slightly below the provincial average.

The village is shrinking. Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,539 residents in 2023, down 11.0% on 2011, with an average age of 50.3 (province of Rovigo 49.0), 30.2% over 65 and 8.5% foreign residents.

Canaro is in seismic zone 3, with an expected ground acceleration of 0.094 g. The hazard is not high, but soft alluvial soils can amplify shaking: for an older house, ask whether walls and floors have been strengthened.

The Po is the whole village's next-door neighbour. For each address the report reads the official flood maps and, using the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastre, finds the building's land parcel.

Key points

  • Left bank of the Po, facing the Ferrara area
  • Occhiobello motorway junction nearby, Ferrara close
  • 2,539 residents, down 11.0% since 2011
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.094 g

Overview

Canaro is a municipality in the province of Rovigo, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 2,539 residents, ranked 23 of 50 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Canaro 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 0.094 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 11.0%. 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 8.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Canaro declared an average taxable income of 22,195 euros, in line with the province (23,221 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Canaro 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 7 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Canaro has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 grocery shop and 1 healthcare facility.

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 10.7% of the land in Canaro, 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

Canaro 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 Canaro. 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 Canaro: 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 Canaro 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 42 inhabited census areas in Canaro. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 14.6%
  • fair 54.8%
  • good 30.6%

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 029009. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.