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Gruaro: 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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Gruaro, eastern Veneto countryside near Portogruaro

Gruaro is a lowland municipality in eastern Veneto, north of Portogruaro and close to the border with Friuli. Fields, rows of trees, ditches and spring-fed streams shape the landscape; the main village and its hamlets are small clusters of family houses, with a few farm courtyards and Venetian villas out in the countryside.

For buyers, the reference point is Portogruaro, a few minutes' drive away, with a railway station, secondary schools, a hospital and shops. It is also where you join the motorway and the routes towards Venice and Trieste. The beaches of Caorle and Bibione are within day-trip distance. The market is detached houses with gardens, many built from the 1970s onwards.

There are 2,706 residents (2023, Istat, Italy's national statistics office), down 3.4% since 2011. The average age of 48.3 is slightly above the provincial figure of 47.6, and 28.0% of residents are over 65. Foreign nationals make up 5.1%. Incomes are close to the average for the province of Venice.

All 44 municipalities in the province are in seismic zone 3; in Gruaro the expected ground acceleration is 0.116 g, higher than in the municipalities near the lagoon. For houses from the 1970s and 1980s, ask whether the structure has been assessed.

Among springs and canals, the report checks the official flood maps for the address and measures real distances to services in Portogruaro.

Key points

  • Eastern Veneto plain, north of Portogruaro
  • 2,706 residents, down 3.4% since 2011
  • Seismic zone 3, expected acceleration 0.116 g
  • Station, schools and hospital in Portogruaro

Overview

Gruaro is a municipality in the province of Venezia, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 2,706 residents, among the smallest in the province (43 of 44).

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Gruaro 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 0.116 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 3.4%. The estimated average age is 48 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 5.1% of the population. On average, a household has 2.4 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Gruaro declared an average taxable income of 24,350 euros, in line with the province (25,574 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Gruaro 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 10 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Gruaro has 4 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 healthcare facilities, 5 sports facilities and 1 green area.

The data shows no grocery shops and supermarkets within the municipality, against a provincial average of 0.5 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 13.5% of the land in Gruaro, compared with 14.1% in the province and 11.9% in the region. In 2024 built-up land grew by 3.4 hectares.

Radon and contaminated sites

Gruaro 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 open contaminated sites in Gruaro; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Gruaro: 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 Gruaro 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 31 inhabited census areas in Gruaro. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 66 or more.

Residents by band

  • fair 39.9%
  • good 60.1%

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 027018. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.