Fratta Polesine: what to know before buying a home
A municipality in the province of Rovigo, Veneto. Official data on earthquakes, population, services and transport.
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Fratta Polesine, Villa Badoer and Matteotti's birthplace
Fratta Polesine is a small municipality with two important names. It is home to Villa Badoer, one of the Veneto villas designed by Andrea Palladio and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, which also houses an archaeological museum. And it is where Giacomo Matteotti, the socialist politician murdered by the Fascists in 1924, was born: his birthplace is now a house museum. The town lies in the Polesine, the plain between the Adige and the Po, a short distance from Rovigo and Lendinara.
The rest of the municipality is flat farmland, with arable fields, rows of trees, canals and farm courtyards. Homes are mostly detached houses with gardens, small villas and old country houses, and the centre has historic buildings near the villa. Rovigo is the reference city for work, secondary schools and hospital. Near listed buildings there may be restrictions on façades and extensions, so ask the town council before buying.
The population is elderly and shrinking. Istat, the national statistics office, counts 2,444 residents in 2023, 12.1% fewer than in 2011, with an average age of 50.4 and over-65s at 30.7%, against 28.1% across the province. Foreign residents account for 7.4%. Declared incomes are slightly below the Polesine average.
In town there are 3 school-related places, 1 pharmacy and 15 cafés and restaurants.
On reclaimed land crossed by canals the most important check is flooding: the report reads the official flood hazard maps for the address. All 50 municipalities in the province of Rovigo are in seismic zone 3 of the Civil Protection classification, and expected ground acceleration here is about 0.076 g, a low value. In old lowland houses, rising damp, foundations and insulation matter more, as climate zone E brings cold, foggy winters. The Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) cadastral maps are available.
Key points
- Palladio's Villa Badoer, a UNESCO site, and the Matteotti house museum.
- Polesine plain with canals: check flood maps for the address.
- Population down 12.1% since 2011, over-65s at 30.7%.
- Seismic zone 3, like the whole province of Rovigo.
Overview
Fratta Polesine is a municipality in the province of Rovigo, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 2,444 residents, ranked 25 of 50 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Fratta Polesine is in seismic zone 3, a zone where strong earthquakes are possible but rare. All 50 municipalities in the province are in the same zone.
In the built-up area, the expected ground shaking (peak ground acceleration, PGA) is about 0.076 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 12.1%. The estimated average age is 50 years, in line with the province. 31% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Fratta Polesine declared an average taxable income of 22,691 euros, in line with the province (23,221 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Fratta Polesine is in climate zone E, with 2,410 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 11 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Fratta Polesine has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 sports facility and 1 green area.
The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.6 per 1,000 residents.
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 8.2% of the land in Fratta Polesine, compared with 8.4% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land stayed almost the same.
Radon and contaminated sites
Fratta Polesine 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 Fratta Polesine. 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 Fratta Polesine: 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 Fratta Polesine 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 27 inhabited census areas in Fratta Polesine. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 58 or more.
Residents by band
- fair 100.0%
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 029024. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.