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Cavarzere: what to know before buying a home

A municipality in the province of Venezia, 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 Europa 1, Cavarzere.

Cavarzere, on the Adige at the edge of the Polesine

The Adige runs through Cavarzere on its last stretch before the sea, and the town sits on both banks. This is the southern part of the metropolitan city of Venice, on the border with the provinces of Padua and Rovigo. The land is flat reclaimed ground, a few metres above sea level and in places below it, kept dry by drainage channels and pumping stations. Fields and scattered hamlets surround the town.

The Rovigo-Chioggia railway has a station here, but most commuters drive to Chioggia, Padua or Rovigo. Property on offer is mainly detached houses, often with a garden or land, and farm buildings in the countryside. In older buildings, look for rising damp, cracks and foundation problems, which are common on the wet clay soils of the low plain.

The population is falling sharply. From 14,816 residents in 2011 it went down to 12,823 in 2023: 1,993 fewer people, a drop of 13.5%. The average age is 50.6 against 47.6 in the province, and 31.4% of residents are over 65. Foreign residents make up 8.8%. Average declared incomes are below the provincial figure. Cafés and restaurants are few, 3.35 per 1,000 residents against 6.64 in the province, although that average is pushed up by tourism in Venice and on the beaches.

Earthquakes are not the main concern. Every municipality in the province is in seismic zone 3 on the Civil Protection map, and expected ground acceleration in Cavarzere is low, 0.058 g.

Water is another matter. The Adige flows between high embankments and much of the land lies below its flood level, protected by banks and pumps. For each address the report checks the official flood hazard maps, which are the first thing to read here. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes cadastral maps, so the report finds the land parcel.

Key points

  • On both banks of the Adige, on reclaimed land.
  • Population down 13.5% since 2011; 31.4% over 65.
  • Seismic zone 3, low acceleration: 0.058 g.
  • Flood hazard to be checked address by address.

Overview

Cavarzere is a municipality in the province of Venezia, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 12,823 residents, ranked 17 of 44 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Cavarzere is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. All 44 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.

In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.058 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 13.5%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (48). 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.8% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Cavarzere declared an average taxable income of 21,255 euros, below the provincial average (25,574 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Cavarzere is in climate zone E, with 2,313 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, Cavarzere has 11 schools and 5 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 6 grocery shops and supermarkets, 8 healthcare facilities, 5 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.

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 5.6% of the land in Cavarzere, compared with 14.1% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 1.0 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Cavarzere 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 Cavarzere. 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 Cavarzere: 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 Cavarzere 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 95 inhabited census areas in Cavarzere. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 56 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 8.9%
  • fair 82.7%
  • good 8.4%

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 027006. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.