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Loreo: 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: Riviera Guglielmo Marconi 1, Loreo.

Loreo, the canal and the low lands of the Polesine

Loreo lies in the lower Polesine, between Adria and the Po delta, on a plain almost at sea level. The town is crossed by the Loreo canal, with houses lined up along the water, and the surrounding land is fields reclaimed from marshes, kept dry by a network of drainage canals and pumping stations. Adria is close, and Rovigo and Chioggia are reached by car.

For buyers, geography is the first thing to consider. On land this low, flood risk depends on the height of the plot, the distance from the canals and how well the drainage network works. The report checks the official maps for the address, and it is worth asking whether the house has ever had water in the cellar or on the ground floor. The market consists of detached houses, houses along the canal and country cottages, often with land.

Istat, the national statistics office, records 3,199 residents (2023), down 10.3% since 2011. The population is old: average age 50.1 against 49.0 in Rovigo province, with 28.4% over 65. Foreign residents make up 7.5%. Declared incomes are below the provincial average.

All 50 municipalities in Rovigo province are in seismic zone 3, and in Loreo the expected ground acceleration is about 0.058 g, a low value. On the clay and peat soils of reclaimed land, though, look out for cracks and foundation settlement, especially in older houses.

Key points

  • Lower Polesine between Adria and the Po delta, near sea level.
  • 3,199 residents, down 10.3% since 2011.
  • 28.4% over 65, average age 50.1.
  • Whole province in zone 3, acceleration 0.058 g.

Overview

Loreo is a municipality in the province of Rovigo, in Veneto. At the end of 2023 it had 3,199 residents, ranked 18 of 50 municipalities in the province.

Earthquakes

For Italy's Civil Protection Department, Loreo 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 0.058 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 10.3%. The estimated average age is 50 years, in line with the province. 28% of residents are over 65 (the regional figure is 24%). Foreign residents make up 7.5% of the population. On average, a household has 2.2 members.

Income and climate

In tax year 2024, taxpayers in Loreo declared an average taxable income of 19,886 euros, below the provincial average (23,221 euros). The Italian average is 24,895 euros.

Loreo is in climate zone E, with 2,276 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 1 metres above sea level.

Services

In the official Ministry of Education and Ministry of Health lists, Loreo has 3 schools and 1 pharmacy. The Overture Maps data also lists 2 grocery shops and supermarkets, 2 healthcare facilities, 4 sports facilities and 1 green area.

There are 0.3 pharmacies per 1,000 residents, fewer than the province average (0.4).

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 7.4% of the land in Loreo, 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

Loreo 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 Loreo; one has been cleaned up or closed.

Landslides and flooding

Landslide and flood hazard changes from one street to the next even within Loreo: 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 Loreo 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 45 inhabited census areas in Loreo. Half of the residents live in areas scoring 62 or more.

Residents by band

  • modest 1.1%
  • fair 61.2%
  • good 37.8%

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 029030. The text on this page is generated automatically from the data.