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Dolo: 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 Cazzaghetto 1, Dolo.

Dolo, on the Brenta canal between Padua and Venice

Dolo is one of the towns of the Riviera del Brenta, the stretch of plain along the canal (the Naviglio) that links Padua to Venice, where Venetian families built their country villas for centuries. The town spreads along both banks, with its centre gathered around the locks and the old mills, roughly halfway between the two cities.

Two things matter most to buyers. The first is location: the motorway between Padua and Mestre is close by, and many residents work elsewhere, in Venice, Mestre or around Padua. The second is the hospital, which makes Dolo the healthcare centre for the whole Riviera. Open data record 16 healthcare facilities, 1.07 per 1,000 residents against 0.57 across the metropolitan area of Venice.

The population has hardly moved in more than a decade: 14,947 residents in 2023 according to Istat, the national statistics office, just 0.2% fewer than in 2011. The estimated average age is 48.0, over-65s make up 26.8% against 26.0% in the province, and foreign residents 10.4%. Declared incomes are a little above the metropolitan average.

All 44 municipalities around Venice are in seismic zone 3, and in Dolo the expected ground acceleration in the built-up area is low, about 0.078 g. In an older house near the water other things count for more: rising damp in the walls, foundations on soft clay soils and the state of the roof.

The town is only a few metres above sea level, surrounded by a dense network of canals and drainage ditches. Here a few dozen metres can separate one plot from another in flood terms, which is why the report reads the official flood maps at the exact address. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, so the land parcel can be traced too.

Key points

  • Riviera del Brenta, halfway between Padua and Venice.
  • Hospital town: 1.07 healthcare facilities per 1,000 residents.
  • 14,947 residents in 2023, over-65s at 26.8%.
  • Seismic zone 3 across the whole province of Venice.

Overview

Dolo is a municipality in the province of Venezia, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 14,947 residents, ranked 14 of 44 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Dolo 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 0.078 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 number of residents is nearly unchanged. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 27% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 10.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Dolo declared an average taxable income of 26,813 euros, in line with the province (25,574 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Dolo is in climate zone E, with 2,467 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, Dolo has 13 schools and 4 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 8 grocery shops and supermarkets, 16 healthcare facilities and 19 sports facilities.

There are 1.1 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 25.2% of the land in Dolo, compared with 14.1% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 16.8 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Dolo 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 Dolo, and one more has 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 Dolo: 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 Dolo 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 63 inhabited census areas in Dolo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 64 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.6%
  • fair 61.5%
  • good 37.9%

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 027012. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.