Fossalta di Portogruaro: 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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Fossalta di Portogruaro, Alvisopoli and the plain by the Tagliamento
Eastern Veneto, on the border with Friuli, is low-lying land much of which was reclaimed from marshes by drainage. Fossalta di Portogruaro covers a stretch of it east of Portogruaro, towards the Tagliamento river, and the town hall stands only a few metres above sea level. Two places in the municipality have an unusual history: Alvisopoli, the village that grew up around Alvise Mocenigo's villa around the turn of the 19th century, and Fratta, whose castle is where Ippolito Nievo set his novel Confessions of an Italian.
For work and services, people look to Portogruaro next door, which has a station on the Venice to Trieste line, with the A4 motorway close by. The beaches of Caorle and Bibione are an easy drive, but Fossalta remains a residential and farming place of detached houses, family homes and old farmhouses.
There were 5,731 residents in 2023, 5.7% fewer than in 2011, according to Istat, Italy's national statistics office. The population is older than the average for the province of Venice: a mean age of 48.9 against 47.6, with over-65s at 29.3% against 26.0%. Foreign residents account for 5.5%, and incomes are slightly below the provincial average.
Earthquake risk is moderate. All 44 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 3, and expected ground acceleration here is about 0.101 g. For a masonry farmhouse, have the foundations and walls looked at, since the damp clay soils of the lowlands can cause cracking and settlement.
Water is the thing to check most carefully. Drainage canals, pumping stations and the Tagliamento to the east mean flood hazard differs from one street to the next. The report reads it for the address, starting from the Revenue Agency's (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps. Climate zone E brings fog and damp winters.
Key points
- Reclaimed plain between Portogruaro and the Tagliamento.
- Home to Alvisopoli and Fratta, Nievo's castle.
- 5,731 residents, down 5.7% since 2011.
- Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration about 0.101 g.
Overview
Fossalta di Portogruaro is a municipality in the province of Venezia, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 5,731 residents, ranked 36 of 44 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Fossalta di Portogruaro 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 0.101 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 5.7%. The estimated average age is 49 years, in line with the province. 29% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Fossalta di Portogruaro declared an average taxable income of 24,766 euros, in line with the province (25,574 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Fossalta di Portogruaro is in climate zone E, with 2,649 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 8 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Fossalta di Portogruaro has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 5 grocery shops and supermarkets, 5 healthcare facilities, 8 sports facilities and 2 parks and green areas.
There are 0.9 grocery shops and supermarkets per 1,000 residents, more than the province average (0.5).
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 14.7% of the land in Fossalta di Portogruaro, compared with 14.1% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 0.5 hectares.
Radon and contaminated sites
Fossalta di Portogruaro 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 2 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Fossalta di Portogruaro, 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 Fossalta di Portogruaro: 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 Portogruaro 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 53 inhabited census areas in Fossalta di Portogruaro. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.4%
- fair 42.7%
- good 49.6%
- very good 7.3%
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 027016. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.