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Fossò: 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 Provinciale Sud 1, Fossò.

Fossò, flat Brenta country between Padua and Venice

Fossò is a town of low houses, workshops and farmland on the plain between Padua and Venice, in the Riviera del Brenta area, just a few metres above sea level. Besides the main village there is the hamlet of Sandon. This is home to the Brenta footwear district, known worldwide for high-end shoes, and the area is dotted with small factories and workshops.

Padua and Mestre are a short drive away, and the Dolo junction on the A4 motorway is not far. If you work in either city, you will find detached and semi-detached houses with gardens here, in a less crowded setting than the inner suburbs. Services are those of a small town: Overture Maps lists 3.26 bars and restaurants per 1,000 residents against 6.64 in the province of Venice, where tourism pushes the average up.

Fossò is growing: 7,058 residents in 2023, up 4.0% since 2011, in a metropolitan area that is ageing overall. The average age is 45.6 against 47.6, and over-65s make up 22.0% against 26.0%. Foreign residents account for 8.5%, and declared incomes are in line with the provincial average.

Earthquake risk is low: all 44 municipalities in the Venice area are in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, and in Fossò the expected ground acceleration is about 0.072 g. Water is the real issue. The land is flat, low-lying and drained by a dense network of reclamation channels and ditches, and after very heavy rain some streets flood more than others. The report reads the official flood hazard maps for the address; it is also worth asking neighbours how the street has fared in recent years and whether ground floors or basements have ever taken in water.

The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) publishes the cadastral maps, and the report traces the land parcel from the address.

Key points

  • Flat land between Padua and Venice, in the Brenta shoe district.
  • Population up 4.0% since 2011.
  • Average age 45.6, against 47.6 in the province.
  • Seismic zone 3; water is the thing to check.

Overview

Fossò is a municipality in the province of Venezia, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 7,058 residents, ranked 32 of 44 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Fossò 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 0.072 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 4.0%. The estimated average age is 46 years, lower than the province average (48). 22% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 8.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Fossò declared an average taxable income of 25,787 euros, in line with the province (25,574 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Fossò is in climate zone E, with 2,432 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, Fossò has 5 schools and 2 pharmacies. The Overture Maps data also lists 3 grocery shops and supermarkets, 4 healthcare facilities and 3 sports facilities.

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 28.8% of the land in Fossò, 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

Fossò 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 3 contaminated sites, or sites still under investigation, in Fossò. 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 Fossò: 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 Fossò 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 37 inhabited census areas in Fossò. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 61 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.5%
  • fair 83.3%
  • good 16.2%

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

ISTAT code 027017. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.