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Fossalta di Piave: 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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For example: Via Roma 1, Fossalta di Piave.

Fossalta di Piave, on the banks of the First World War river

In the summer of 1918 the Piave was the front line, and on the bank at Fossalta a young Ernest Hemingway, then a volunteer with the American Red Cross, was wounded. Today the town is a lowland municipality in the province of Venice, squeezed between the embanked river and the countryside, not far from San Donà di Piave and the motorway to Trieste.

People buying here often work in San Donà, Treviso or Mestre, all reachable by car. The centre is small, and homes are mostly detached and semi-detached houses, with a few small industrial areas. Average declared incomes are a little below the provincial average.

The population is stable: 4,196 residents in 2023, just 0.4% fewer than in 2011. The average age is 46.1 against 47.6 in the metropolitan city of Venice, over-65s make up 23.7% and foreign residents 10.5%.

The geography calls for a careful check on water. The town sits a few metres above sea level, next to a large river and inside a network of reclamation channels: flood hazard varies a lot from street to street, and the report reads it on the official maps for the address. For homes with a lived-in ground floor or a basement, ask whether there have been problems in the past.

All 44 municipalities in the metropolitan city are in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection Department's classification, with low ground acceleration; here it is about 0.099 g. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are published and the report traces the plot.

Key points

  • On the Piave, where Hemingway was wounded in 1918.
  • 4,196 residents, stable since 2011.
  • Low plain between river and channels: check flood hazard.
  • Seismic zone 3, expected ground acceleration about 0.099 g.

Overview

Fossalta di Piave is a municipality in the province of Venezia, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 4,196 residents, among the smallest in the province (39 of 44).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Fossalta di Piave 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 0.099 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 46 years, in line with the province. 24% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 10.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Fossalta di Piave declared an average taxable income of 23,942 euros, below the provincial average (25,574 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Fossalta di Piave is in climate zone E, with 2,348 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 5 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Fossalta di Piave has 5 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 3 healthcare facilities, 3 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 1.2 schools per 1,000 residents, more 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 23.7% of the land in Fossalta di Piave, 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

Fossalta di Piave 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 open contaminated sites in Fossalta di Piave; 3 have been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Fossalta di Piave: 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 Fossalta di Piave 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 22 inhabited census areas in Fossalta di Piave. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 63 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.0%
  • fair 49.1%
  • good 49.8%

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 027015. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.