Fiesso d'Artico: 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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Fiesso d'Artico, on the Riviera del Brenta near Padua
Fiesso d'Artico is one of the towns of the Riviera del Brenta, the strip of flat land along the Naviglio canal where Venetian nobles once built their country villas. It borders Stra and lies between Padua and Venice, closer to Padua. The Riviera is also a shoemaking district, producing high-end footwear, some of it for major fashion houses, and the workshops are as much a part of the landscape as the villas.
The town is small and densely built. More than a third of its land is covered by houses, roads and yards, a high share even for the Veneto. Buyers mostly find terraced houses, semi-detached homes and small blocks of flats, with the odd historic house facing the water. The A4 motorway is a few kilometres away, but the Riviera road clogs up at rush hour, so try the journey to work before you sign.
It is one of the fastest-growing towns in the area. In 2023 there were 8,512 residents, up 10.1% on 2011, or 784 more people, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The estimated average age of 45.4 is below the 47.6 of the province of Venice, and over-65s are 22.4% against 26.0%. Foreign residents make up 11.6%. Declared incomes are slightly above the provincial average.
All 44 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification. In Fiesso the expected ground acceleration is about 0.078 g, a low value, so for a house here earthquakes matter less than water.
The land lies only a few metres above sea level, the Naviglio runs through town and the fields are crossed by canals and drainage ditches. The report checks the official flood maps for the individual address and, using the cadastral maps published by the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate), identifies the plot. If the house has a basement room or an underground garage, ask the seller whether water has ever got in.
Key points
- Riviera del Brenta, between Venetian villas and shoe workshops.
- Population up 10.1% since 2011, average age 45.4.
- Seismic zone 3 like the whole province, acceleration about 0.078 g.
- Low land and canals: check flood hazard address by address.
Overview
Fiesso d'Artico is a municipality in the province of Venezia, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 8,512 residents, ranked 28 of 44 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Fiesso d'Artico 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 resident population has grown by 10.1%. The estimated average age is 45 years, lower than the province average (48). 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 11.6% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Fiesso d'Artico declared an average taxable income of 26,356 euros, in line with the province (25,574 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Fiesso d'Artico 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 9 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Fiesso d'Artico has 3 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities, 6 sports facilities and 1 green area.
There are 0.4 schools per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.7).
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 37.5% of the land in Fiesso d'Artico, compared with 14.1% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
Radon and contaminated sites
Fiesso d'Artico 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 contaminated sites in Fiesso d'Artico.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Fiesso d'Artico: 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 Fiesso d'Artico 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 43 inhabited census areas in Fiesso d'Artico. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 58.8%
- good 41.2%
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
- Seismic classification of municipalities, Dipartimento della Protezione Civile. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 2025-05.
- MPS04 seismic hazard model, INGV. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2004 model.
- Data by census section, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, residents at the end of 2023, compared with the 2011 census.
- Places, Overture Maps Foundation. Licence CDLA Permissive 2.0 and others depending on provider, release 2026-10-21.0.
- Income and main IRPEF variables by municipality, MEF, Dipartimento delle Finanze. Licence CC BY 3.0 IT, tax year 2024.
- Climate zones and heating degree days of municipalities (Presidential Decree 412/1993, Annex A), Normattiva. Licence CC BY 4.0, current text.
- Land take, territorial dynamics and ecosystem services, ISPRA e SNPA. Licence CC BY 4.0, 2024 data.
- Predictive radon map by municipality, ISPRA. Licence CC BY 4.0, version 2022-11.
- Radon priority areas (Legislative Decree 101/2020), Regione Veneto, national list compiled by ARPA Lombardia. Licence Atto pubblico (art. 5 L. 633/1941), 2025.
- Contaminated sites, ISPRA, MOSAICO - Banca dati nazionale dei siti oggetto di procedimento di bonifica. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 12 November 2026.
- Liveability index by census area, Vicinalia, from the data in the report sections. Licence CC BY-SA 4.0, worked out on 30 September 2026.
- List of Italian municipalities, Istat. Licence CC BY 4.0, updated to 21 February 2026.
ISTAT code 027014. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.