Giacciano con Baruchella: 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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Giacciano con Baruchella, the flat farmland of western Polesine
The Polesine, the area between the lower Adige and the Po, is low-lying land, drained and reclaimed and criss-crossed by canals. Giacciano con Baruchella covers a stretch of its western part, towards the province of Verona. The municipality joins two villages, Giacciano and Baruchella, with scattered houses and farm courtyards among cereal fields.
Housing here is cheap compared with the rest of the Veneto. You will find detached houses with gardens, rural buildings and old farm courtyards to restore; buyers should expect to use a car for everything, as work, secondary schools and hospitals are in the larger Polesine towns or towards Legnago. The municipality has 1 pharmacy, 2 supermarkets and 3 school sites.
Istat, the national statistics office, counted 2,063 residents in 2023, down 5.5% on 2011. The average age of 49.0 matches the provincial figure (49.0), with 28.8% over 65. Foreign nationals make up 12.4%. Declared incomes are below the average for the province of Rovigo.
On the plain, earthquake risk is moderate. The municipality is in seismic zone 3, like all the other 49 municipalities in the province, with expected ground acceleration of 0.079 g. On the clay soils of the lowlands, foundations matter too: cracked walls or uneven floors are worth showing to a surveyor.
Water is the main issue. The land lies only a few metres above sea level and depends on a network of canals and pumping stations. The report finds the parcel on the Revenue Agency (Agenzia delle Entrate) maps and compares it with the official flood maps.
Key points
- Reclaimed farmland in western Polesine.
- Two villages, Giacciano and Baruchella, among the fields.
- Foreign nationals are 12.4% of residents.
- Seismic zone 3, like the whole province.
Overview
Giacciano con Baruchella is a municipality in the province of Rovigo, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 2,063 residents, ranked 30 of 50 municipalities in the province.
Earthquakes
For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Giacciano con Baruchella 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 0.079 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 5.5%. 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 12.4% of the population. On average, a household has 2.3 members.
Income and climate
In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Giacciano con Baruchella declared an average taxable income of 21,425 euros, below the provincial average (23,221 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.
Giacciano con Baruchella is in climate zone E, with 2,355 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 14 metres above sea level.
Services
In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Giacciano con Baruchella has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets.
The data shows no healthcare facilities 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 10.6% of the land in Giacciano con Baruchella, 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
Giacciano con Baruchella 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 Giacciano con Baruchella.
Landslides and flooding
Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Giacciano con Baruchella: 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 Giacciano con Baruchella 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 30 inhabited census areas in Giacciano con Baruchella. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 54 or more.
Residents by band
- modest 0.0%
- 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 029027. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.