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Gaiba: 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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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 1, Gaiba.

Gaiba, on the Po embankment in the Upper Polesine

Gaiba is a village in the Upper Polesine on the river Po, in the very low plain between the Adige and the Po that makes up the province of Rovigo. From the embankment you look across to the Emilia bank; around the village lie fields of cereals and sugar beet, poplar plantations and drainage channels from the old land reclamation. The landscape is flat, a few metres above sea level, and for work and services people travel to Rovigo, Ferrara or the nearby towns of the Upper Polesine.

Buying near a great river calls for an extra check. The report looks up the official flood maps for the address, and in the Polesine the picture can change from one street to the next. Otherwise the market offers detached houses with yards, old farmhouses and a few small villas, with price bands that the report shows for the area of the address. Winter fog and humid summer heat are part of the climate of the low plain.

In 2023 Gaiba had 968 residents, down 11.5% from 1,094 in 2011, according to Istat, the national statistics office. The average age is 50.6, against 49.0 in the province, and over-65s make up 32.0%, against 28.1%. Households average 2.31 people and foreign residents are 7.9%.

All 50 municipalities in the province of Rovigo are in seismic zone 3, as classified by the Civil Protection Department. In Gaiba the expected ground acceleration is 0.105 g. Even on the plain a tremor can damage old, tall buildings, so for an older house ask how the walls and floors were built.

Revenue Agency cadastral maps cover the municipality: from the address, the report finds the building's land parcel.

Key points

  • Upper Polesine village on the river Po.
  • Great river nearby: check flood hazard by address.
  • All 50 municipalities in the province in seismic zone 3.
  • 968 residents in 2023, down 11.5% since 2011.

Overview

Gaiba is a municipality in the province of Rovigo, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 968 residents, among the smallest in the province (47 of 50).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Gaiba 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 0.105 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 11.5%. The estimated average age is 51 years, higher than the province average (49). 32% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.9% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Gaiba declared an average taxable income of 22,538 euros, in line with the province (23,221 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Gaiba is in climate zone E, with 2,338 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, Gaiba has 2 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 1 healthcare facility and 1 sports facility.

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 7.7% of the land in Gaiba, 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

Gaiba 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 Gaiba.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Gaiba: 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 Gaiba 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 15 inhabited census areas in Gaiba. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 0.4%
  • fair 97.9%
  • good 1.6%

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 029025. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.