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Chioggia: 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: Via Sottomarina 1, Chioggia.

Chioggia, a town of canals on the lagoon, and Sottomarina beach

Chioggia closes off the southern end of the Venetian lagoon. Its historic centre is built on islands crossed by canals, with the Corso del Popolo down the middle and side alleys arranged like a fishbone, and it has one of the busiest fishing ports on the Adriatic. Across the bridge, on the sandbar facing the open sea, lies Sottomarina, the beach side, with hotels, bathing establishments and many holiday homes. Inland the municipality reaches as far as the river Adige, through farmland growing vegetables.

Living here means living with water. High tides reach into the centre of Chioggia too, and the MOSE barrier at the lagoon inlet only keeps them out when its gates are raised. Ground floors are exposed, the walls of old houses suffer from rising damp, and the lagoon floor is slowly sinking. Before buying, find out the height of the floor, whether the doors have flood boards and how often water has come in over recent years.

To reach Venice you take the bus along the Romea road or a ferry across the lagoon via Pellestrina and the Lido. The railway comes in from Rovigo. Winters are damp and cold (climate zone E), so insulation and heating matter.

Istat, the national statistics office, counted 47,581 residents in 2023, 4.3% fewer than in 2011. The average age is 48.6, above the province (47.6), and over-65s make up 27.2%. Foreign residents account for 4.2%. Declared incomes are below the Venice area average. There are 363 bars and restaurants, a lot for the population, thanks to summer tourism.

Seismic hazard is low: the whole province of Venice, Chioggia included, is in zone 3 on the Civil Protection Department's scale, and the expected acceleration here is about 0.056 g. The Revenue Agency publishes the land registry maps, and the report finds the plot from the address.

Key points

  • Historic centre on islands and canals, beaches at Sottomarina.
  • High tides and damp: check floor height and the house's history.
  • 47,581 residents; over-65s at 27.2%.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.056 g.

Overview

Chioggia is a municipality in the province of Venezia, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 47,581 residents, the second most populous in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Chioggia 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 0.056 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 4.3%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 4.2% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Chioggia declared an average taxable income of 22,292 euros, below the provincial average (25,574 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Chioggia 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 2 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Chioggia has 32 schools and 16 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 27 grocery shops and supermarkets, 39 healthcare facilities, 34 sports facilities and 9 parks and green areas.

There are 0.8 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents, more 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 7.0% of the land in Chioggia, compared with 14.1% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 3.0 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Chioggia 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 8 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Chioggia, and 3 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 Chioggia: 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 Chioggia 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 209 inhabited census areas in Chioggia. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 73 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 4.1%
  • fair 27.3%
  • good 68.6%

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 027008. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.